The city of Shreveport along with other various government agencies is holding a surplus auction online, ShreveportTimes.com reported.

This auction will include a large fleet of retired police cruisers, administrative vehicles, SUVs, a fire truck, rescue truck, garbage truck, pickup trucks, office furniture and more, the report said.

The public and prospective buyers will have a chance to inspect and preview the items up for bid on Thursday between 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. at the Lawler Auction Facility, located at 7781 Highway 1 North, Shreveport, LA 71107.

All bids will be received online at bid.lawlerauction.com, where the public can check out the photos, lists and terms.

For more information about this auction, contact the auctioneer, Danny Lawler, at (318) 929-7003.

Tulsa firefighters were involved in an early-morning crash near 73rd and Lewis early Tuesday, News9.com reported.

Officials say Fire Engine 29 was returning from a medical call around 12:30 a.m. when an SUV crashed into the fire truck while trying to turn, the report said.

Two people in the SUV said they did not want medical treatment and no firefighters were injured in the crash, according to the report.

Firefighters say the new fire truck will be out of service for awhile and sent to the manufacture in Wisconsin for repairs, the report said.

Last week, nearly $1.4 million of federal funds were announced for Southwest Virginia communities, HeraldCourier.com reported. All but $52,500 will go to Smyth County agencies with the largest proportion going to the town of Marion, the report said.

Marion will use the money to buy two significant pieces of equipment for key operations: a $1,018,000 loan to buy a new fire truck and a combination $254,000 loan-grant to buy a sanitation truck, according to the report.

In September, Marion’s town council voted to replace Marion Fire-EMS’s Engine 1, a 1996 truck that was bought used. The truck was becoming unreliable, the report said.

Marion expects to get the new pumper truck, which will have a 750-gallon water tank, in April 2025, the report said.

Arvada Fire Station No. 9, the first newly-built fire station in the city in more than 40 years, is up and running, DenverPost.com reported.

The 12,128-square-foot station will serve the quickly-growing Candelas neighborhood and should improve response times in northwest Arvada, the report said.

Growth within the city and an upward trend of increasing calls for emergency services convinced fire officials that the $6.2 million firehouse is a necessary investment, according to the report.

Station No. 9, the first new station in the Arvada Fire Protection District since 1979, is outfitted with a fire engine — No. 59 — and a wildfire brush truck but has space to grow, the report said. Four firefighters, including a paramedic and an EMT, staff the firehouse in 48-hour shifts with three crew rotations, serving an area that has grown to house about 4,500 residents.

A station grand opening was held October 8.