According to a report from The Cape Cod Times, the location for a new fire station in the Hatchville area of Falmouth, Massachusetts, will go before a vote for final approval from the Falmouth Select Board on February 22. 

The citizens’ advisory committee selected 860 Sandwich Road, next to the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Falmouth and the George Gaspa Sports Complex, as the best location to address the emergency response coverage gaps in the Falmouth area. 

Falmouth Fire Department Chief Timothy Smith said the proposed station would serve the northeast section of town, from Sandwich Road to the Mashpee border, as well as to Joint Base Cape Cod and toward the north. 

A proposed warrant article for the April 12 Town Meeting will seek to appropriate money to fund the project management, determine the the station’s design and construction, and to consider how the money will be raised and spent. If Town Meeting voters approve the article, the town would soon get a construction cost estimate.

Select Board Chairperson Megan English Braga asked that the advisory committee research locations for another new fire station that could serve the North and West Falmouth areas. 

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According to a report from FOX8, one person was killed and four Vermilion Township (OH) Fire Department (VTFD) members were hurt after a motorist crashed into the back of a VTFD truck Saturday morning.

VTFD firefighters were responding to a vehicle rollover on Route 2 when the fatal accident occurred.

One VFD firefighter was hospitalized but has since been released. The driver from the initial accident was air-lifted to the hospital. There are no immediate details released about the driver who died.

Huron Fire Department also shared a Facebook post about the accident and cautioned motorists to slow down and move over when they see emergency vehicles.

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According to a report from FOX8, one person was killed and four City of Vermilion (OH) Fire Department members were hurt after a motorist crashed into the back of a VTFD truck Saturday morning.

Firefighters were responding to a vehicle rollover on Route 2 when the fatal accident occurred.

One firefighter was hospitalized but has since been released. The driver from the initial accident was air-lifted to the hospital. There are no immediate details released about the driver who died.

Huron Fire Department also shared a Fac

CORRECTION (2/8/2021): The original post said it was Vermilion Township firefighters involved in the crash.

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According to a report from The Greenfield Recorder, Warwick, Rhode Island, Buildings and Energy Committee members will donate around $480 each to help purchase six triple-pane windows for the town’s fire station to make the building more energy efficient.

The station, located off Orange Road (Route 78), has undergone several renovations over the past few years. The project was originally headed up by the Warwick Firemen’s Association (WFA), an independent town entity, until Warwick took ownership of the building at the WFA’s request through a recent Annual Town Meeting vote.

New metal roofing was installed this past Labor Day weekend, and some exterior doors were installed during the fall. According to Buildings and Energy Committee members Steve and Janice Kurkoski, the triple-pane windows are approximately $80 apiece, totaling around $480 for six windows.

Steve Kurkoski said upgrading from double- to triple-pane windows will improve the building’s R-value (an insulating material’s resistance to heat loss) insulation ratings by about 18 percent. The town aims to develop as close to a net-zero-energy fire station through this purchase and further insulating efforts during the ongoing construction process.

The new fire station was built in 2016, providing a larger space than the old station on Hastings Pond Road, which was constructed in 1952. Since then, the WFA has looked at building an addition, which will house a fully accessible bathroom, communications room, new office, and training room.

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