A dedication of the new $6.7 million North Conway (NH) station is planned for 10 a.m. Saturday, reports conwaydailysun.com, with Gov. Chris Sununu and U.S. Sen. Maggie Hassan, among others, expected to be in attendance.

The project began last July and has been completed on budget and ahead of schedule. The new station is located at 70 Norcross Cir. in North Conway Village.

Saturday’s agenda includes:

•  The National Anthem and Pledge of Allegiance
•  Blessing by Pastor Sean Dunker-Bendigo.

An official will then give a history of the project, followed by the official dedication. Tours of the station will be available following the dedication, through 2 p.m.

The station has been designed to have a “dirty” holding area on one side of the structure, away from the office. The lower level has a small conference room and office for the chief as well as support spaces for accessing the vehicle bays. The station also has a hose tower on the northern end. Above the offices is a living area for firefighters, with a training/common room, bunk room, kitchen space, and an atrium over the rescue vehicle bay. Voters in 2020 approved a 20-year bond for the fire station by a vote of 45-3.

The old station stood since 1962.

The Streetsboro (OH) Fire Department officially moved into its new station, which is located just behind the old station at 9184 Route 43, reports record-courier.com. A grand opening is expected this summer.

The first floor features two emergency vehicle bays divided by alarm room and a staircase leading up to the second floor. Near the bays is the turnout gear room; it’s outfitted with special extractor to help clean gear and rid it of smoke and other carcinogens.

The second floor is essentially for sleeping, showering, and exercising. It was purposely designed that way to keep crews from constantly moving between the two floors.

The dining area doubles as a space for video training. On the other side of the kitchen are administration offices. Upstairs is a gym, two locker rooms, a laundry room, and 10 individual sleeping areas. An average shift of firefighters has at least six people, officials say.

In 2019 voters approved a 20-year, 0.8-mill levy to fund the $5.43 million project.

The Tobiano (B.C., Canada) Fire Department recently purchased a used 2007 E-ONE International Pumper from Rocky Mountain Phoenix for $160,000, which replaces the department’s 27-year-old pumper, reports castanet.net.

A Thompson-Nicola Regional District official says the department had been looking for a replacement truck for the last two years.

In addition to the apparatus, plans for a new firehall are currently being worked on by the Thompson-Nicola Regional District and a developer. Officials say construction on the hall will start as soon as possible, with it being operational in 2022.

Following a $100,000 grant from the Pennsylvania Department of Community and Economic Development, the Erie (PA) Fire Department is installing a state-of-the-art Bryx alert system at each of its stations, reports yourerie.com.

The system aims to tell first responders 45 seconds before any radio alerts, giving crews an advantage to respond to a call sooner.

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