According to a report from Your Observer, the construction on Longboat Key (FL) Fire Rescue’s (LKFR’s) new fire station is nearing completion, featuring facilities and other amenities previously unavailable to the island’s first responders. 

LKFR Chief Paul Dezzi recently gave a tour of the site of the new Station 92, located at 2162 Gulf of Mexico Drive, which is expected to open around the third week of May.

Since the demolition of LKFR’s old fire station, Station 91, in June 2020, south-side firefighters have operated out of a temporary trailer north of the new Station 92.

Dezzi said all 38 LKFR members have had to adapt because of renovations currently going on at Fire Station 91, which cost $807,000. Cost of demolition and renovation of Station 92 is $4,251,085, with a total cost of both projects coming in at $5,058,085.

Jon F. Swift Construction Superintendent Shane Hamm is supervising the Fire Station 92 project. The company is based in Sarasota.

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According to a report from Olean Times Herald, the purchase of a new fire truck for the Olean (NY) Fire Department received tentative approval from Alderman David Anastasia on Tuesday during town budget talks.

During the budget meeting, Anastasia gave the go-ahead to Mayor Bill Aiello to purchase the $625,000 pumper truck directly from the manufacturer. A lead time of 16 to 18 months is expected, and Anastasia indicated town will iron out the bonding for the apparatus.

One project not included in the town’s total budget figure is a $30,000 to $100,000 allocation to help renovate Central Fire Station.

The committee will meet again March 30 for further budget talks. 

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According to a report from Spectrum News 1, Chicopee (MA) Fire Department (CFD) members are now training on their new $1.2 million ladder truck, Ladder 5, after their previous truck was deemed unsafe to use by the the city.

Mayor John Vieau and the city council approved the funds to replace the previous ladder truck, which had been in use the CFD for more than 15 years. The new apparatus shares many similarities to its replacements. The KME ladder extends 101 feet tall; although there are no high-rise buildings in the town, the CFD says the ladder is needed to reach a building or its occupants from the roadway in the event of a fire or rescue. 

CFD Lieutenant Katie Kalbaugh said the CFD’s previous ladder truck was from 2005 and was rusting and becoming unsafe to use.

The new truck will respond from Station 5 in Willimansett, located on Chicopee Street. 

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A historic downtown Charleston fire station has reopened two weeks after firefighters reported a mysterious odor in the building, reports Post and Courier.

Officials concluded an air quality survey that tested five gases sampled. No detectable amounts of the gases were identified, so firefighters will resume using the station.

When the department’s hazardous materials team initially conducted testing, their monitors showed elevated levels of hydrogen sulfide, a flammable and toxic gas known for its potent rotten egg smell.

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