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The Garden City (AL) Town Council awarded $262,000 to Lone Star Steel and Fabrication for the construction of a new fire station for the town’s volunteer fire department, CullmanTimes.com reported.

A city official said the town had outgrown the current aging facility that was constructed during the 1970s, the report said.

The council is hopeful that construction on the new fire station will begin mid-January, according to the report.

The council also approved for $36,000 be used to purchase a new compressor filling station for the department that will be used to replenish the oxygen supply in the volunteers’ air tanks, the report said.

Residents of the Brewster-Southeast Fire District went to the polls to vote on a proposal of spending $1.97 million for new equipment and to choose a fire commissioner, news.hamlethub.com reported.

The money would go to buy a new fire truck, a new ambulance, new radios, thermal-imaging cameras and to pay for other technology upgrades, the report said. 

A. Gerald Schramek is running for re-election and is being challenged by David Beshears Jr. The winner will serve a five-year term.

The current Department Fire Commissioners are: John Klosowski, chairman; A. Gerald Schramek, co-chairman; Kenneth Clair, Jr.; Martin P. Miller; and George Durmer.

Thanks to funds provided by the passage of Proposition R in April 2021, the city of Saint Charles (MO) will be holding a groundbreaking ceremony at 9 a.m. Thursday, December 15 for construction of its brand-new Fire Station 2, newstime-mo.com reported. Parking is available along the east side of Fairgrounds Road.

During construction, fire crews will continue to operate out of the existing Station 2, ensuring no disruption to service or reduction in response capability, the report said.

This new facility will be located at the corner of Friedens Road and Fairgrounds Road, and will replace the existing station at 1550 South Main Street, according to the report. Once completed, the new fire station will improve the overall response capabilities of the fire department to the citizens who live south of Highway 70. 

Some of the features of the new station include three larger engine bays that are able to accommodate modern fire apparatus, energy efficient systems, and the ability to house both a fire and an EMS crew, the report said.