The Union (NJ) Fire Department recently put back into full service a ladder truck, which had been used as a backup, reports tapinto.net.

The truck, which has been maintained and stored, was necessary as the department grows—15 new firefighters were sworn in at the end of May.

Officials say one ladder will be housed at department headquarters on Bond Drive and the other at Station 2 on Morris Avenue.

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Fort Erie (Canada) Town Council approved last year plans to combine Stations 4 and 6, and now construction has begun on the new digs in Ridgeway (Canada) on Ridge Road North between Frances Street and Rebstock Road.

The total cost is expected to come in at $6.55 million, and construction is expected to be completed in February.

Money from the sale of the former properties is helping offset the costs of construction. And officials say combining the two stations will reduce the cost of necessary improvements by $275,000 and save taxpayers $900,000 over the next decade.

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Police are investigating a hit-and-run involving a Charlotte Fire Department truck, reports WSOC-TV.

Charlotte Fire said no one was hurt in the crash.

Authorities are still working to learn what led to the crash. No arrests have been made at this point.