The Kingsley Fire Department has received a $100,000 award from the Missouri River Historical Development for a new tanker truck, LeMarsSentinel.com reported. 

The new 2,000-gallon tanker truck will replace the current 1,800-gallon tanker bought in 1986, the report said. The old truck will be auctioned off by sealed bids once the new one arrives in December 2023. There are seven trucks in total used by the 35 members of the Kingsley Fire Department, including a tanker pumper truck that was delivered early in 2022, two grass rigs and four other tanker trucks.

Along with the MRHD grant, funds to buy the new truck come from the fire department’s tax dollars and proceeds from the ticket sales and donations at the annual Kingsley Fire Department Dueling Pianos fundraiser, according to the report. 

MRHD is a non-profit organization that holds the gaming license for the Hard Rock Casino in Sioux City. It awards grants annually to Woodbury County and those adjacent counties in Iowa. Over $45 million has been awarded since 1994. This year, 10 Impact Match grants were awarded, including the one for the tanker truck.

The Falmouth Planning Board this week granted final approval to plans for a new $10 million, 10,250-square-foot, three-bay garage fire station on Sandwich Road, CapeNews.net reported.

Plans for the new firehouse include a vestibule for patients in need of minor emergency care, six firefighter dorms, a kitchen and dining area, showers, lockers, a wellness room, a patio area and a decontamination area with lockers and showers, the report said.

The new station will have three paved entrances: the northernmost drive will be a service drive for returning fire engines to enter the bay and for staff parking behind the station; the apron at the center of the site is where trucks will emerge from the bay, and a southerly drive will be for a four-space visitors parking lot, according to the report.

​Henrietta’s new Fire Station 6 is now open and serving the growing southwest corner of town, SpectrumLocalNews.com reported.

The firehouse, located at 60 Erie Station Road, has a drive-through apparatus bay, on-site living quarters and a new firefighting training facility, according to the report.

Henrietta Fire District now has seven fire stations. It took over the West Brighton fire protection so now covers more than 40 square miles with four staffed and three volunteer stations, the report said.

The state-of-the-art station features upgrades in gear, kitchen, ventilation system, fitness room, new training area, burning tower and storage barn, the report said.

The Fire District will be holding a ribbon cutting ceremony officially opening your new fire station and firefighter training facility this Saturday October 15, 2022 at 11:00 am. After the ribbon stay for our annual open house which will run until 3:00 pm. pic.twitter.com/Gb3ZrtDa98

— Henrietta Fire Dist (@HenriettaFire) October 11, 2022

Crews from Lowe’s Home Improvement stopped by the Penn Wynne-Overbrook Hills Fire Company in Lower Merion this week to renovate their decades-old kitchen, MainLineMedianNews.com reported.

A fire official said the company has wanted to upgrade the kitchen for some time, but they’d rather spend their limited resources on things like safety equipment and community outreach programs, the report said.

The Lowe’s grant program is designed to help out various service organizations throughout the country. According to information provided by Lowe’s, “The five-year, $100 million program’s goal is to make a positive impact on millions of Americans.”

Tuesday, crews from Lowe’s Home Improvement were removing old cabinets and tearing out some of the walls in the kitchen area. In the coming days, the crews will be replacing those old cabinets, enlarging the kitchen, getting new appliances, and other upgrades, according to the report.

According to information on Lowe’s website about the project, the work crews will renovate the kitchen area with key structural and aesthetic renovations to increase accessibility and energy conservation while transforming an ill-placed kitchen that also serves as the firehouse’s public entrance, the report said.