According to a report from Blackburn News, the Sarnia Fire & Rescue Service (SFRS) in Ontario, Canada, has ordered a new ladder truck costing nearly $1.4 million.

On Monday, the Sarnia city council unanimously approved the purchase as well as a $50,000 prebuild contingency for any minor adjustments.

SFRS Chief Bryan Van Gaver said the department will also seek extended warranties on the apparatus.

Van Gaver also said the town saved more than $370,000 by using Sourcewell and obtaining discounts from the Municipal Buying Group Program.

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Construction is well underway for Centre Hall Fire Company, reports StateCollege.com.

The 14,000-square-foot facility features eight equipment bays, a large meeting room, a fully equipped kitchen and a firemen’s lounge.

The company expects to take possession of the building in late April or early May of this year, with a public open house planned for June 19.

The original plans for the building were for a two-story building, but were changed to a single-story design. The new station is the result of nearly 11 years of planning and fundraising.

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Residents voted against spending up to $85,000 that would have gone towards financing a $1.2 million fire and emergency operations center, reports The Barre Montpelier Times Argus.

Voters did approve the $105,297 budget for the fire department and $17,850 for the fire department’s truck replacement fund.

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Town residents received an anonymous mailer that includes false information about Westmoreland’s proposed fire station, reports SentinelSource.com.

A section of the mailer titled “Facts about the Fire House Fraud” claimed the fire station will cost $5 million. A fire official described the mailer as “disrespectful.” The total cost of the new station, including interest on the $2.27 million bond that would pay for it, would not exceed $2,893,500.

The current station was built in 1954 and has inadequate space for equipment and cannot accommodate certain health and safety protocols.

The proposed 6,400 square-foot station would be built on town-owned land behind town hall.

The fire department posted to Facebook, “We will be at the Transfer Station today and at the current FD for your questions. This project has been the culmative work of 6 years from the original FD building committee to the Town official FD Building Committee that was created in 2018. 4 townspeople and 4 firefighters worked together with volunteers in the building industry to bring you this proposal. The board of Selectman do support this warrant article for the town. Please if you have questions, feel free to come and talk with us Today.”

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