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.

The West Palm Beach Fire Department has bought four new fire engines, reports The Palm Beach Post.

Three of the fire engines were purchased for $674,745 each. A fourth was obtained through a lease. Four fire stations in the city will each get one of the new engines.

The city is working to allow members of the public to come see the new fire engines in the neighborhoods where they are being put into use.

The older trucks were requiring many repairs and were not diesel fuel efficient. The vehicles date as far back as 2008.