Retired firefighters joined fire staff, city officials, family, friends, and community members Sunday to dedicate Fire Station 41, ToledoBlade.com reported. The celebration included pushing a truck into the station as well as remarks from fire and city officials, a ceremonial “hose” cutting, and an open house where the hundred or so in attendance could tour the facility.

While the community celebrated Sunday, the station will not be fully up and running and occupied by fire staff for several days, the report said. Supply chain issues have caused a delay in getting some furniture and equipment, a fire official said.

The new 20,000-square-foot building at 1040 South Wynn Road replaces the former station 41 located along Seaman Road.

The new station features a new training room and space for firefighters to change and clean equipment after a run, the report said. It also houses living quarters for on-duty crews, which was an essential aspect of the $6 million project, which was funded through bond financing, a city official said, according to the report.

Milton firefighters guided a 2022 Pierce Enforcer into the fire department Saturday, DailyItem.com reported.

Following a brief dedication ceremony, Fire Chief Scott Derr sat in the driver’s seat of the $686,000 apparatus while his fellow firefighters walked the vehicle into bay of Engine 15 at 121 Ridge Avenue in Milton, the report said. The new vehicle replaced the aging 1998 Grumman Engine.

The new truck has a lot of safety factors, including rollover protection and HAAS Alert’s Safety Cloud service that detects other responding trucks with the device to help prevent accidents, according to the report.

Nov. 12—Three drivers were detained Saturday morning on suspicion of driving while intoxicated after they crashed into Houston police and fire emergency vehicles on the Southwest Freeway.

The initial crash occurred at 1:19 a.m. on U.S. 59 and Buffalo Speedway, police said.

A marked Houston police car was driving on the Southwest Freeway going inbound when they were involved in a three-car crash. The police car was side-swiped, however, it only suffered minor damage to a tire, according to authorities.

The driver of the black Cadillac and Toyota Camry was detained for suspicion of DWI.

While Houston police and fire were at the initial accident, a Houston fire truck was struck while blocking the roadway. The driver of the red sedan, which hit the fire truck, was also detained for suspicion of DWI, police said.

No one was injured as a result of the crashes.

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It has been requested that the New Bedford (MA) City Council pay for purchasing and equipping two pumper trucks for the New Bedford Fire Department. The trucks would allow the city to retire older trucks in the fleet, the city said in a press release.

The acquisition of new trucks at a cost of $1,705,504 was already planned as a part of the City’s Capital Improvement Plan, but the acceleration of the truck purchases to the current fiscal year (FY23) will mitigate anticipated inflation-related cost increases by the manufacturer, the report said. The city will still take delivery of the new vehicles in FY2024 and FY2026 as previously planned.