The Cherokee County Board of Commissioners approved the purchase of land to expand a fire station, reports Patch.com.

The vote was unanimous to purchase the land for $104,000. With the purchase of the adjacent property, the county will be able to add living space on to the existing station.

Fire officials said the existing fire station was built by volunteers and never was intended to house career firefighters.

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Police are searching for people who targeted a Memphis fire station and broke into 10 vehicles, reports WREG News 3.

In the last several months there have been incidents of burglaries at Memphis fire stations.

Anyone with knowledge of the incident are encouraged to call Crime Stoppers at (901) 528-CASH.

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Wheeled Coach, an industry-leading manufacturer of emergency vehicles for over 45 years, announced that SecureAmp technology will be available on all Type I, III and Medium-Duty models.

The SecureAmp technology ensures that the batteries are protected by automatically disconnecting parasitic loads once the voltage drops below a certain threshold. If a Wheeled Coach emergency vehicle is sitting without the engine running, SecureAmp will ensure that the battery is safeguarded, and that the engine will turn over when the paramedics or EMTs need to answer their next call.

“Wheeled Coach ambulances are built to perform under the most demanding conditions and serve those who answer the call,” said Daniel McLaughlin, Director of Sales for Wheeled Coach. “We are delighted to provide the SecureAmp technology to our customers, which ensures their vehicles’ batteries are protected.”

For more information, please visit https://www.wheeledcoach.com/

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According to a report from The Times Herald, the city of Port Huron, Michigan, is taking its first steps in building a long-term plan regarding its three fire stations after years of debate. 

A study from Redstone Architects, Inc., was presented to the Port Huron city council Monday night that considered three options for the future of the city’s stations: The central station, located at 515 River Street; Station Three at 1914 Sanborn Street; and Station Four at 3114 24th Street. The options are as follows:

1. Option A: Renovating and expanding the three current stations.
2. Option B: Either renovating Station Three or building a new station on the site and establishing a new central station at White Park. 
3. Option C: Building a new station in the 2400 block of Pine Grove Avenue (this option was eliminated because response times wouldn’t meet industry standards).

Redstone Architects recommended that the city pursue Option 2 rather than renovating all three aging stations because it will better provide stability and a long-term plan for the fire department’s future.

With the second option, the new stations would feature “hot zones” for firefighters to change clothes and store potentially carcinogenic materials, segregated male and female accommodations, and increase space for current and future fire apparatus. The White Park facility would also feature a training tower and a smaller outbuilding for storing fire equipment. 

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