Tri-Township Fire Protection District in Quincy (IL) put its first ladder truck into service Tuesday with a ceremony destined to become a tradition for the department, Whig.com reported.

Current and retired Tri-Township firefighters “pushed” the truck — a 2008 Spartan Gladiator with a Smeal 75-foot ladder acquired from the O’Fallon, Ill., fire department — into the station and into service.

Lisbon residents voted in support of a $1.7 million bond to purchase two new fire trucks for the Lisbon Fire Department, 2,709-1,309, SunJournal.com reported.

The two trucks are estimated to be completed in 2024 and will replace three aging trucks: a 2004 rescue truck, a 2003 pumper truck and a 2000 Freightline pumper/tanker.

The Perry Fire Department received a federal grant and is one step closer to replacing one of its fire trucks, RaccoonValleyRadio.com reported. 

An Assistance To Firefighters federal grant will help replace the department’s 1956 Ward Lafrance pumper truck. A fire official said in order to receive the federal grant the city had to approve a five percent matching grant, the report said. The grant was for $477,000 plus additional $23,800 from the matching grant, the report said. 

A fire official said the Lafrance is still certified but finding replacement parts for a 66-year-old vehicle would be difficult and expensive, the report said.

The fire official said the old truck would continue to be featured in parades and funerals, according to the report.

Motorists on Route 45 are getting a good look as construction on a new $2 million Saybrook fire station continues on the three-acre site, StarBeacon.com reported.

Saybrook Township trustees are meeting Tuesday with the architect and builder about the new, 8,000-square-foot fire station they are having built on the north end of the property, a city official said, according to the report.

The design includes four drive-through apparatus bays and living quarters for firefighters, the report said.