The Shelbina (MO) Fire Protection District has placed new Engine 1, a 2025 E-ONE rescue-pumper, purchased from Banner Fire Equipment, in service, the department said in a Facebook post.

“(This) is a major upgrade for our department,” the post said.

Engine 1 is equipped with a 1,500-gallon-per-engine (gpm) pump, carries 1,000 gallons of water, and 30 gallons of foam. It will also carry a full complement of rescue tools, enabling it to respond to a wide variety of emergencies.

This new truck, which replaces the 1999 Engine 2, brings with it a larger cab—capable of carrying six firefighters—along with many safety features designed to protect personnel on every call.

“We would like to thank our board of directors and the citizens of our fire district for their continued support,” the post said. “Your commitment to public safety helps make improvements like this possible.”

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ROCKDALE TOWNSHIP — A Cambridge Springs Volunteer Fire Department pumper truck sustained minor damage when a 17-year-old struck it in a crash over Memorial Day weekend, according to a report from Pennsylvania State Police at Meadville.

Neither the two drivers nor two passengers in the firetruck were injured in the crash, which took place Saturday at about 9:46 a.m. on Miller Station Road just south of Mackey Hill Road, according to the report.

When he saw a car coming fast around a curve toward the stopped firetruck he was driving, Chief Nathan Walczak had one thought on his mind.

“I was holding on, hoping they were going to stop in time, but they did not,” Walczak said, recalling the crash in a phone interview Thursday. “It could’ve been way worse. Everyone got very lucky — nobody was hurt. That’s the most important part.”

The crash occurred when the 17-year-old girl was traveling south on Miller Station Road and the firetruck, a 2013 Spartan Motors pumper, was stopped in the northbound lane, police reported. The girl, traveling at a high rate of speed, tried to navigate a right-hand curve in the roadway but crossed over into the northbound lane and struck the truck before she could stop.

Walczak said that Cambridge Springs firefighters had been on a training exercise with Rockdale Township staff members and were following their counterparts back to the Rockdale Township building, located near the intersection of Miller Station and Mackey Hill roads. As a Rockdale Township front loader was pulling into the township building, he saw the 17-year-old’s car coming around the curve just north of where he was stopped.

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The girl’s 1999 Toyota Corolla sustained functional damage in the crash, according to police, who did not release the driver’s name due to her age.

The fire truck sustained minor damage to its front bumper, Walczak said, and remains in service. In addition to Walczak, two other firefighters were riding in the truck, a 63-year-old man and a 28-year-old man. Both drivers and passengers were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash, according to police.

The crash was recorded by security cameras at the Rockdale Township building, according to police. After reviewing footage of the incident, police charged the 17-year-old driver with failure to drive on the right side of the roadway.

Walczak said it was the first time a department vehicle had been involved in a crash since he became chief in 2023.

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A new public safety headquarters has opened on Seven Mile Road in Northville Township, turning the site of the abandoned former psychiatric hospital into a second police and fire station for the township that officials say will improve response times for paramedics and firefighters.

Officials said in a news conference Thursday the new building represents Northville Township’s commitment to public safety services and providing amenities that are fitting for the community as the population grows. The 2020 Census recorded the township’s population at more than 31,000.

“We’re celebrating a promise fulfilled,” said Township Manager Glenn Caldwell. “The promise to protect, to serve and to secure the well-being of every member of the community for generations to come.”

The 96,000-square-foot facility, known as the Essential Services Complex, also now houses the township’s Department of Public Works. It sits on several hundred acres that once hosted a state psychiatric hospital, which shut down in 2003. The property also includes Legacy Park, which has walking and biking trails.

Northville Township acquired the site in 2009. It used to hold 20 buildings, a water tower and power plant. The property’s first buildings were demolished in 2012, with the more than 250,000-square-foot psychiatric hospital coming down in 2018. A $12 million bond sale in late 2021 funded remaining demolition and inspections. Redeveloping the site included asbestos and lead abatement.

The police and fire departments’ other stations are both located on Six Mile Road.

The township’s police and fire chiefs say the new headquarters will improve response times because of the additional geographical coverage it provides to the northeast section of town. Fire Chief Brent Siegel told The News the department has a goal of getting to each call within six minutes. Before the opening of the new facility, he said the department achieved that about half the time. With the additional station, he said the department predicts it will hit the six-minute goal for at least 96% of calls.

“We spend a tremendous amount of time training in developing our staff, but the one operational deficiency that we could not address through training is our response times. Opening this station will significantly reduce respons

A Laurens County (SC) fire apparatus crashed Thursday, May 29, 2025, when it left the road, hit a ditch, overturned, and hit a tree, foxcarolina.com reported.

Troopers said the apparatus driver and the passenger were hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries, the report said.

According to officials, the apparatus driver was cited in connection with driving too fast for conditions, the report said.

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