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.

Kutv

When a fire torched the home of Sunset (UT) residents, John and Nada Nicholas, the news spread quickly through town."By the time I got there, it was well on its way to full blown burning," John Nicholas Jr, told 2News.