A new fire station is being built in Fort Myers to better support a growing population, reports WINK News.

Citywide call volume for fire services has seen a double-digit percentage increase from last year. With the completion of the fire station, response times for emergency responders are expected to be 4 to 6 minutes compared to the 9 to 14 minutes.

Construction is expected to complete by Spring 2022.

Multiple fire trucks were damaged during a massive fire that destroyed an apartment complex and five nearby homes in Ogden (UT) on Monday night, according to a report published by The Salt Lake Tribune.

The newspaper said preliminary damage from the blaze was estimated at $3 million, at least. One woman was taken into custody in connection with the fire, according to the newspaper report, but was later released for lack of evidence, the paper reported.

Damaged in the fire was an apartment building under construction, the nearby homes, utility poles, businesses in the area and several cars as well as the apparatus, the paper reported.

Flames towering from the three-story structure could be seen for miles during the fire which began sometime around 10:30 pm, Monday, said the paper.

Earlier in the day, fire was reported in an abandoned structure in the area which caused an estimated $250,000 in damages according to the report.

Equipment was stolen from a Milwaukee (WI) Fire Department truck while firefighters were battling a house fire yesterday at 5th and Becher on the city’s south side, reports fox6now.com, with police called to investigate.

Fire crews called for backup when they noticed a person leaving the scene with some of their equipment. Officials say the stolen equipment luckily wasn’t needed for the call the firefighters were on at the time.

It’s still unknown exactly what equipment was stolen from the truck, but fire officials say they’re conducting inventory on the apparatus.

One firefighter was treated for minor injuries at the hospital after the call. The cause of the fire is under investigation.

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The Franklin (TN) Fire Department yesterday held a grand opening for its $6.6 million Station 7, reports williamsonhomepage.com.

The state-of-the-art Station 7 replaces the temporary Station 7, which was established in 2014 after a fatal gasoline tanker explosion destroyed the Goose Creek Bypass-Peytonsville Road bridge and access to the east side of I-65.

The new digs is also home to an ambulance wing, a first for a Franklin station, which was funded by the county and staffed by Williamson Medical Center EMS personnel.

In addition to celebrating Station 7, the shindig honored retired Assistant Fire Chief John Fitzgerald and his family. Station 7 is located at 1972 John Fitzgerald Dr., marking the year that Fitzgerald, the department’s first African American assistant fire chief, began his service to the city.

See the entire ceremony below: