Livingston Town Mayor David McCreary says they need a new fire engine, but his town can't afford it.

"A fire truck is going to cost us around 450-thousand dollars," McCreary said.

The Livingston Fire District also serves Fire District 12 that covers Satsuma, where property owners pay nothing for fire protection.

"Sooner or later, it comes down to money," Chief Kirk Duffy said.

The fire chief says Livingston firefighters respond to more calls in District 12 than they do in their own area.

"Running that many more calls with the same amount of money coming in, is just not going to last," Duffy said.

Anyone ages 12 to 17 can come to the fire stations at any time. A firefighter will stay with them until Cocoon House is notified and can pick them up.

The Everett-based nonprofit serves young people who are homeless or at-risk. It will work with those who go to Safe Places to find resources.

Fire Marshal Roger Rudikoff helped coordinate the program for Mukilteo, though it was Alexander’s idea, Rudikoff said. The department started the effort about a year ago, after Alexander realized all the county’s YMCAs were participating.

A vehicle hit the ambulance while it was taking a patient in critical condition to Memorial Hospital of South Bend.

The patient reportedly was safely secured in the ambulance, which prevented him from sustaining further injuries.

All those involved in the collision were transported to Memorial for treatment.

Fire officials say the ambulance had its lights and sirens on as it came to the intersection.

Station 89 will provide ALS (Advanced Life Support) service to the Rockwell/eastern Rowan County area.

In a statement to WBTV, Rowan County Manager Aaron Church talked about the importance of the new EMS station:

Today marks an important day in the progression of Rowan County Emergency Medical Services.  This morning at 9:00, a new Ambulance Station was opened in Rockwell.  “This is a great thing for our community,” said (County Manager Aaron Church).

In recognition of the need for improved response times the Rowan County Board of Commissioners supported the construction project to improve service delivery.  The new facility will provide a base of operations for paramedic ambulance services and the Community Emergency Response Team.