Tallahassee.com

A Tallahassee firefighter complained to department brass after discovering a hidden surveillance camera in the attic above his quarters at Station 7 in Killearn. Lt. David Dowdy, a 29-year veteran of the Tallahassee Fire Department, found the camera Nov. 1 after going into the attic to investigate a rattling exhaust fan, he said in an interview.

Sun Sentinel

Under a plan, Kings Point residents might've seen faster 911 response times by letting a new fire station open in their community. But in a surprising move, the sprawling retirement community declined Tamarac's offer to build a new station, choosing instead to use the land for themselves for meeting space.

Idahobusinessreview

Boise Mobile Equipment, a Boise company that makes fire trucks for urban and wildland firefighting, is expanding into a larger space. The 27-year-old company was purchased in 2014, and the new owners have expanded its marketing and recently acquired two new buildings in Boise.

Fire Apparatus Magazine

Voters overwhelmingly approved two referendum question Tuesday, one calling for bonding $3.2 million to purchase five firetrucks and possibly other fire equipment and the second to bond $5 million for road and bridge work. The firetrucks proposal passed 3,116 to 1,808, while the infrastructure proposal passed 2,962 to 1,465.