Although most of Airdrie’s residents are accustomed to the yellow fire engines that the city’s fire department has, for the month of October, the fire department’s front-line engine will be colored pink. This color change is not just meant to turn heads, but to also raise awareness around the impact of cancer, DiscoverAirdie.com reported.

Members of the public will see the engine responding to calls in the community throughout the month, and as always, when the crews are finished addressing emergency events they will be happy to connect with the public and share stories of their personal experiences, the report said.

According to the Airdrie Professional Firefighters Association, in addition to the risk faced by the public with a cancer diagnosis, firefighters carry more than two times the risk of a testicular, mesothelioma, or brain cancer diagnosis than the general public and four times the risk of cervical cancer, the report said.

To start the month off, the pink-wrapped engine will be at the Airdrie Homecoming event on Saturday, October 1.

Las Cruces (NM) is asking city voters to vote on a $10 million general obligation (GO) bond to pay for a ninth station that would be built on the East Mesa, one of Las Cruces’ fastest growing areas, LasCrucesBulletin.com reported.

The $10 million requested will cover most of the cost of designing a 12,000-square-foot station, as well as building and equipping it, a fire official said, according to the report.

The Las Cruces FireDepartment began as a volunteer organization in 1907 and has grown into one of the top-rated fire departments in the United States, the report said.

As Liberty’s Fire Department continues to add staff and expand the reach of existing equipment, the Liberty City Council on September 26 approved the purchase of land from Hallmark for Fire Station No. 3, NewsPressNow.com reported.

The $20,000 purchase will allow the city to expand the living quarters at the station, a fire official said, according to the report.

City staff reached out to Hallmark Cards, which owns the land around the station. As a result of these meetings, Hallmark agreed to sell the city roughly five acres around Fire Station 3, the report said.

The fire official said this will allow the department to complete the needed expansion and leave room for expansion in the future if needed. The $20,000 cost to purchase the land will be paid out of the Fire Sales Tax Fund, the report said.

At long last, the future of Dexter’s fire station is in the hands of the people, TheSunTimesNews.com reported.

City residents will decide on November 8 whether to approve two mils projected to generate $8.4 million for the construction of a new fire station or renovation of the current one, the report said.

The city’s current fire station at 8140 Main Street was built in 1957. By the turn of the millennia, modern fire-fighting technology and equipment had outgrown the old building. In the early years of the new century, village leaders began discussing updating the current station or building a new one. But, as many people know, those discussions repeatedly stalled over location, price, and design differences, according to the report.

The Dexter Fire Station is the interlocal Dexter Area Fire Department (DAFD) headquarters, which consists of Webster Township, Dexter Township, and Dexter. The current station also includes a substation for the Washtenaw County Sheriff’s Office, the report said.

The city is allocating $1 million from its General Fund for the new facilities, the report said.