The amount of time the Louisville (OH) firefighters have to remain in cramped quarters is growing short as city officials have decided to buy land for a new fire station, according to a report published by The Repository.

The 3.68-acre site was bought from the Louisville City Board of Education which had thought about building a new school on the site, according to the newspaper report.

City officials are hoping to start construction on the new fire station, which might include other public safety agencies, in the spring or summer of next year, according to the paper.

The current fire station was built in the 1950s or 1960s and does not meet current standards, according to the newspaper. The city recently made a big investment in fire department staffing and officials decided the firefighters need a modern fire station to keep them safe from contamination and other hazards, the newspaper reported.

FDIC International 2021 is humming along nicely in Indianapolis, IN, and will run through Aug. 7.

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Agawam (MA) Fire Department has been awarded nearly $6,000 to upgrade river rescue equipment, according to a report broadcast by WWLP 22News.

The $5,995 grant was given to the department by the Commonwealth Security Trust Fund offered by the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security Office of Grants and Research, according to the television station.

Funds will be used to buy an inflatable water and ice rescue craft and will primarily help to keep rescuers safe on running water, including the Connecticut River that runs through the town, according to the report.

Agawam firefighter hope to purchase the craft before the end of the year and it will be used with other communities within the Western Massachusetts Technical Rescue team, the television station reported.

City councilors in Avon (OH) decided to increase the fire department appropriation by $60,000 for new fire equipment for the department’s new fire engine, according to a report published by The Morning Journal.

The new truck was purchase about a year ago, but was never fully equipped, according to the newspaper.