Residents voted 50-34 to purchase a tanker truck for $368,533, reports Sun Journal.

The new tanker will replace Engine 2. This truck will be able to hold 2,000 gallons of water. Another department tanker hold 1,500 gallons. The fire truck has four trucks in the fire department.

Fire officials are hoping to order the truck by the winter.

A crash involving a fire truck injured three people and closed down traffic, reports WTOL 11.

The incident involves a passenger vehicle and a fire truck. The car struck a utility pole after hitting the fire truck and two occupants had to be extricated. After the crash, firefighters began to care for the passengers in the car.

A fire official said that there is extensive damage to the fire truck.

Bardstown’s new fire station is officially open, reports WDRB.com.

The original fire station will still be in service but will now be considered Fire House #2. Due to COVID-19, the grand opening was delayed despite the new station being in operation since last fall.

The fire station has six bedrooms, three bathrooms, three shower rooms and a designated weight room.

The new fire station is cutting response times and will help better serve the community.

Dallas Fire Station No. 19 was demolished last year and construction to rebuild the facility is expected to begin soon, reports Advocate Magazine.

The fire station was damaged during storms in 2019.

The building is planned for 8,400 square feet and is expected to cost $4 million. Among its staff is an urban search and rescue team, one of the special operations functions of Dallas Fire-Rescue.