St. Paul’s Fire District welcomed a new addition to the family Monday, ABCNews4.com reported.

The station received a custom cab pumper truck, which cost more than $500,000, the report said. It is the first vehicle of its kind that the department has ever had.

As part of the truck’s welcome, staff at the station held a prayer for the truck, according to the report.

City commissioners approved the purchase of a $727,000 pumper truck for the fire department at their meeting Monday, RiverCountry.NewsChannelNebraska.com reported.

The city has set aside $150,000 in ARPA funds and will use $220,000 in the equipment reserve fund, leaving $357,000 left to be financed, the report said.

The new pumper will replace a 1979 pumper, which has not passed certification and is beyond its 20-year life expectancy.

The Gloucester Fire Department has been awarded a $291,000 Assistance to Firefighters Grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, Ipswich Local News reported. 

The money will be used to fund the installation of proper sprinkler systems and working alarm systems for the department’s three substations, the report said.

The sprinkler systems will be installed at West Gloucester Fire Station, the Bay View Fire Station, and the Magnolia Fire Station, according to a fire official. 

A groundbreaking ceremony for Manchester Fire Department’s new Station 9 on Calef Road was scheduled for Monday morning, UnionLeader.com reported.

Station 9 at 575 Calef Road has been closed since 5 p.m. Friday, October 7, in preparation for construction of a new fire house, the report said. The station was built in 1962.

Station 9, built into the hillside at the corner of Calef Road and Garfield Street, also responds to routes 293, 93 and 3 and to water rescues on the Merrimack River, the report said. It also is one of the primary responders to the Manchester-Boston Regional Airport, the report said.

Engine 9 also answers calls for multiple-alarm fires in the inner city and on the West Side, according to the report.