In an effort to bring awareness to cancer, PTSD, suicide awareness, and Wounded Warrior Programs, the Garrison (TX) Volunteer Fire Department is using a pink fire truck, reports ktre.com.

Firefighters worked for months on the old Army vehicle obtained from the Texas Forest Service and painted it pink for awareness.

The fully functional apparatus has an 800-gallon tank as well as foam capabilities.

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Rosenbauer—Park City (UT) Fire Department rear-mount pumper. Commander R5408 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Rosenbauer NH 1,500-gpm pump; 500-gallon polypropylene water tank; 20-gallon foam cell; Rosenbauer EZ Climb rear access ladder. Dealer: Brandon Stirland, Graham Fire Apparatus, Meridian, ID. (Photo by Paul Barrett.)

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The Gustine Volunteer Fire Department has taken ownership of a new fire truck, reports The West Side Connect.

Congressman Jim Costa offered remarks at the event before Mayor Pat Nagy presented the check, in the amount of approximately $645,000, to Ken Howenstine, a representative of Burton’s Fire, Inc., of Modesto.

A public dedication of the new truck will be held next week. The truck will be dedicated in memory of Cal Fire Captain Paul Rotondaro, who was instrumental in helping the city secure grant funds to purchase the truck.

With the exception of about $30,000 in local funds, the purchase of a new fire truck was funded by a federal grant received through FEMA, City Manager Doug Dunford said. Fire Chief Pat Borrelli said last week that striping and numbering must be completed and equipment installed before the truck is put into service.

The Oxbow Fire Department is building a new fire station but construction has stalled as they await funding from the state, reports WWNY-TV.

The exterior remains unfinished, leaving it exposed to the weather, walls aren’t covered, and wires are exposed.

The fire department was promised the $100,000 grant from the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York, or DASNY. The department received a little more than $54,000 last fall, but is now waiting for the remainder.

In a press release, DASNY said, “In this program, funding is provided as reimbursement after work has been done and, at this point, the Fire Department has access to more than 82% of the funds for spending they have done. We continue to work closely with the Fire Department officials to obtain documentation to allocate the remainder of the funds.”