Charlotte County (FL) Fire and EMS is getting a new fire station and five are being rebuilt with some of the funds raised from a 1 percent local sales tax, according to a report published by NBC 2.

According to the television station, all six projects will cost millions to complete and three will be funded by the sales tax and the other three projects will be funded with impact fees, which is money paid by developers to the county when they build projects.

Fire stations 3, 6 and a brand new station 17 are funded by the sales tax while station 2, 5 and 10 will use impact fee money, according to the television station.

A Birmingham (AL) Fire and Rescue Service truck was stolen from the city’s Kingston fire station and recovered several hours later, according to a report published by Advanced Local Media.com.

According to the report, someone apparently walked into the station at about noon on Saturday, Aug. 28 and drove off with the truck. There were no witnesses and firefighters discovered the truck missing when they entered the bay, the report said.

The apparatus was recovered several hours later abandoned at 44 Terrace North and Cheek Road, according to the report.

There were no witnesses, and the incident is under investigation, according to the report.

Newbury (NH) marked the opening of a new, $3.7 million fire station with a ribbon-cutting and a grand opening ceremony, according to a report published by WMUR 9.

According to the television station, the new station is 9,900 square feet and has space for storage, apparatus and training.

One of the finishing touches on the station is a unique copper weathervane in the shape of a fire truck on top of the station which was placed there by a crane an a basket, according to the television station.

Fire departments and individuals in the Finger Lakes Region of New York gathered for an emergency vehicle and antique fire truck show not only to preserve the past, but inspire future firefighters, according to an report published by Spectrum News 1.

According to the report the event was hosted by the Genesee Valley Chapter of the Society for the Preservation and Appreciation of Antique Motor Fire Apparatus in America (SPAAMFAA).

Among the apparatus at the exhibition was a unit from Ionia Fire Department in Ontario County that was in use from the mid-1950s until 1972.

Explorer firefighters from Chili and Spencerport fire departments participated with the program and performed a simulated search and rescue mission, according to the report.

Some of the teenagers who participated in the event said they hope to join their local fire departments in the future, the report said.