The Washington Fire Department has opened a fire station, reports emissourian.com.

The fire department posted to Facebook, “The Washington Fire Department in partnership with the Washington Community Fire Protection District is pleased to announce the opening of Fire Station 6 at 7952 Highway KK, Washington, MO on today’s date. The station houses pumper/tanker 8163 a 2020 four door Spartan/Alexis fire apparatus with a 1,250 GPM pump, engine company equipment, an 1,800 gallon water tank with dump capabilities and a 2,100 gallon portable water tank. This apparatus provides both first in engine company capabilities as well additional water hauling for the rural area. An open house and dedication for the Station and apparatus will be Sunday, September 19, 2021 at 1:00 PM.”

The 3,600-square-foot station sits on 2 acres of landed donated to the Washington Community Fire Protection District by Charles and Dorothy Eckelkamp 15 years ago.

The Owatonna Fire Department showed its new fire engine to city officials, reports KRFO AM 1390.

The truck cost $750,000 and has the same specs as the fire department’s current first-out primary fire engine. The goal was to have two basically identical trucks.

The truck is capable of carrying 1,000 gallons of water. The engine has a remote nozzle on the front bumper that can be operated from inside the cab. Both of the Owatonna engines have that feature.

A fire official said it is important for Owatonna to be a two-response truck department, which also comes into action during a mutual aid call.

One firefighter was rushed to the hospital and two Denton fire engines are damaged after getting hit by a semi, reports KRLD News 1080.

The fire department posted to Facebook, “The Denton Fire Department narrowly missed having 5 severely injured or killed members by mere seconds. The tractor trailer you see come into camera view had just struck 2 different blocker apparatus and then slid over the exact spot where our personnel had just completed extinguishing a small fire. One Fire Department member was transported for observation and the driver of the tractor trailer had to be extricated and was transported in serious condition.”

The Mountain Home Fire Department has welcomed a 2015 Sutphen ladder truck at a price of $799,000, reports KTLO.com.

The truck had previously been in service at a Schenectady (NY) fire department. The truck will replace a 1984 Grumman AerialCat ladder truck that has been in service with the city since 1987.

The Sutphen has a 100-foot platform ladder capable of lifting 1,000 pounds. It seats six in its cab and has a 2,000-gallon pumping capacity.

Replacement parts for the AerialCat were nearly impossible to source as Grumman Emergency Products, a subsidiary of aircraft manufacturer Grumman Aerospace Corporation, closed its doors in 1992. The AerialCat was sold to Scrap Daddies Metals in the spring and turned over to the recycler.