Loudoun County, VA, is seeking to build a new fire station for the Round Hill Volunteer Fire and Rescue Department and annexing three properties to achieve the goal is being considered, according to a report published by Loudoun Now.

The proposal would allow the Round Hill volunteers to move from a cramped station on Main Street to a more spacious location near the county border, the web site reported.

Round Hill city officials say the proposed sites, an old elementary school property, a former sheriff’s office location and a 15-acre property nearby, would make for easier site planning and development because they are larger than the main street lot, according to the web site.

Councilors in Round Hill have until November to make a decision on the station location, according to the news report.

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To help raise $700,000 to replace a fire engine damaged in a rollover crash last month, Mangohick, VA, firefighters are planning a community auction, according to a report published by the Daily Press.

The newspaper reported that an engine belonging to the Mangohick Volunteer Fire Department flipped on a narrow road during inclement weather, injuring two firefighters and damaging the truck.

The auction will be on April 17 with all proceeds going to the cost of the new engine, the paper reported.

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By September, the Broken Arrow, OK, Fire Department is expecting to have most of the construction on a new fire station completed, according to a report from 102.3 KRMG.

The radio station said the city is replacing Fire Station #7, 40-year-old facility, with a new one with a price of $3.6 million.

The new station is being built a mile from the old location, according to the radio station.  The new facility will have four apparatus bays, accommodations for a battalion chief and other upgrades.

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Roanoke County Fire & Rescue spent $150,000 on four boats, gear and training for the team, reports WSLS.com.

After Hurricane Michael in 2018, the department realized the need for a swift water rescue team. That need was only amplified after that past year of heavy rain and flash flooding.

The county works closely with Roanoke City’s and Salem’s swift water rescue teams because they’re all part of a statewide Technical Rescue Team.

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