A proposed 8,850-square-foot addition to the Alton Fire Station would include a new entrance, large meeting room, and space for larger fire trucks, reports nwestiowa.com.

A bond referendum vote is scheduled for this week, which would pay for the fire station upgrades. If the bond is approved, construction will begin in the fall and is expected to be completed by the fall of 2022.

The fire station was built in 1976. The current apparatus bay does not provide much room for training, meetings or fire equipment storage.

The bond would pay for the purchase of new equipment to clean and store gear. Alton relies on the Orange City Fire Department for use of its commercial washer to clean firefighters’ equipment.

Planning an addition to the fire station has been in the works for 15 years.  

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The Hillsboro Fire Protection District has welcomed a new fire truck, reports myMOinfo.com.

The new fire truck cost around $522,000. The money to purchase the fire truck was made possible by the passage of a sales tax increase back in 2015.

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Pleasant Prairie is expecting a new rescue engine this week, reports Kenosha News.

The new engine from Reliant Fire Apparatus was planned last year and the $1,129,059 price tag will come from the 2021 budget.

The new arrival will replace two older engines that will be taken out of service. In 2019, a fire study proposed an aerial engine and the soon-to-be-delivered rescue engine were listed.

The fire chief said that acquiring fire trucks with purpose-driven strategy will help lessen the number of fire trucks needed.

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Mt. Pleasant Township Fire Department is struggling after a year of lost festivals, fundraisers and fish fries, reports WPXI.com.

Chief Adam Loh estimates a loss of $50,000, roughly a year’s budget.

The Penn Hills Volunteer Fire Department is also feeling the impact and won’t be able to upgrade a fire truck.

Some of the local fire departments plan to ask for the public’s help to ensure fire equipment needs are met.

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