A $332,000 project for work on the Virgin Islands Fire and Rescue Service headquarters in Road Town (British Virgin Islands), which was heavily damaged during Hurricane Irma, is on target to be completed by July, reports bvibeacon.com.

On March 2, Metro Construction Ltd was awarded a $322,206.73 contract to renovate the facility’s ground floor, and the company started work on March 22. Work on the second floor, which houses administrative personnel, was completed in 2019.

The project includes demolishing and replacing existing floor and wall tiles, windows, doors, and electrical and plumbing fixtures.

Work also has begun to fire stations at Virgin Gorda, Jost Van Dyke, and Anegada.

Pierce—Metro West Fire Protection District, St. Louis County, MO, pumper-tanker. Velocity cab and chassis; TAK-4 independent front suspension; Detroit Diesel DD13 525-hp engine; Pierce PUC 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,500-gallon water tank; 50-gallon foam cell; Pierce Husky 3 single-agent foam system; metal deck hosebed cover. Dealer: Tom Frasca, MacQueen Emergency, Eureka, MO.

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A 100-year-old fire engine has been refurbished and returned home, reports WKBN 27.

The 1917 Model T was donated to McDonald in 1920 by Carnegie Steel.

Carrot River has welcomed a a custom made $485,000 Rosenbauer FX GM pumper, reports Yahoo News.

The pumper was assembled on a 2020 international HV507 four-wheel drive chassis and had its features custom selected by the town’s fire chief Bryce Lytle.

Custom features include: a front mounted bumper turret for extinguishing wildfires, a rear compartment booster reel, and a top mounted enclosed pumper with a 1,250 gallons per minute pump with a FoamPro 1,600 straight injection foam system.

The new truck sits five crewmembers. Their retired 1992 pumper had enough seating for three crew members, which was further limited to two due to the gear shift layout.