WHITE LAKE, WI – The Village of White Lake, in partnership with MSA Professional Services, Inc., and Bayland Buildings, Inc. are excited to announce a ribbon-cutting ceremony will take place for the new build of the communities’ volunteer fire station, on Saturday, September 11, located at 1271 Lake Street, White Lake, WI 54491.

This ribbon cutting is a celebration of a new fire station for the Village of White Lake that replaces the Village’s former fire station, which suffered a collapsed roof during a large snowstorm event in March of 2019. The new structure is 10,000 SF, which is over twice the size of the former building that stood at 4,600 SF, built in 1996. 

The $1.7 million project was funded with the assistance of a Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) for Public Facilities. MSA was contracted to help the Village with grant administration for the project and led the Village’s application efforts for the CDBG grant in May 2019. The Village received notice of the $1 million award in July 2019.

The Village of White Lake will be holding an official Grand opening for the community on Saturday, September 11th at 11:00am. There will be food, refreshments, and bucket raffles. All proceeds will go to the purchase of new equipment for the fire station.

An East Contra Costa Fire Protection District fire engine was involved in a rollover crash that injured one firefighter, reports East County Today.

A medical helicopter was requested after the firefighter sustained a head trauma. He was eventually transported by ground to a hospital.

County Hazmat was requested to the scene as diesel leaked into a storm drain.

Hastings Fire and Rescue has welcomed a 2019 Dodge Ram with four-wheel drive, reports Hastings Tribune.

The newest apparatus is a 160-gallon water tank with a water pump with Class A firefighting foam capabilities, equipment for fighting wildland fires and advanced life support medical equipment.

The vehicle cost about $77,000 with around $10,000 of new equipment and about $30,000 in repurposed gear. The expense was included in the budget last year and approved by the Hastings City Council.

The public was invited to participate in the ceremony, beginning with hosing and drying off the vehicle.

Ground was recently broken for a new fire station that will sit on the border of Pulaski (AK) and Saline counties, reports arkansasonline.com.

The new station, to be located at 3006 Brush Mountain Trail in West Pulaski County, will serve residents on both sides of the county divide. The facility, likely to be completed by 1Q22, will be the sixth for the volunteer West Pulaski Fire Department, officials say.

“We had a great day with the groundbreaking of our new fire station planned at 3006 Brush Mountain Trail,” the department wrote on its website. “Thank you to all our friends, neighbors, and honored guests for joining us.”

The report notes that the additional station will likely mean a dip in homeowner insurance costs for some, as premiums depend on the quality of the nearby fire service.

To help pay for the station, which officials estimate will cost around $125,000, the department will ask residents to donate the first year of savings they get from their insurance premiums.