Fulton County (KY) officials are seeking funds to replace the Cayce fire station that was destroyed by a tornado in December, according to a report published by the West Kentucky Star.

According to the report, an EF-4 tornado destroyed the fire station and all of the department’s equipment and finding the funds to replace everything has been a slow process.

The Cayce Fire Department is seeking to replace the station at the original site and add a community center and polling place, according to the report which did not indicate a timeline for the project.

Bids to build a new $14.5 million fire station for the Waconia (MN) Fire Department were approved at a recent city council meeting and the new facility is expected to open in the summer of 2024, according to a report published by Sun Patriot Newspapers.

The city got 125 bids for 27 work scopes that are all part of the over all project, according to the report, that added the cost of the fire station is far more than the original estimate of $10 to $12 million.

A consultant for the project said a tight construction market, inflation and the difficulties getting building materials were all factors in the increased cost, according to the report. It was also reported that because of lead times for getting materials, construction won’t begin until next summer and will take about 11 months to complete.

Ground was broken for a new fire station in Silsbee (Texas) making it the sixth such facility in Hardin County Emergency Services District No. 6, according to a report published in The Examiner.

According to the report, the new station will be on a 12-acre site at the old Kirby Elementary School and will improve services and help decrease insurance costs. The building is expected to be 30,000 square feet, with 4,800 square feet dedicated to the apparatus bay for eight trucks, 7,000 square foot operational unit area, 1,200 foot meeting room, and 2,400 square feet for storage.

The station will have 100 cots, a back up generator four showers and restrooms, according to the report, which added that the new facility is expected to be done by next fall.

The Cranston (RI) Fire Department has received a $1 million Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) Assistance to Firefighters Grant program for a new aerial, according to a report published by Patch.com RI.

According to the report, Cranston is one of three Rhode Island communities to receive funds from AFG.

Additionally, Middletown got $383,810 for communications equipment including radios and Providence got $1,089,416 for training, gear cleaning equipment and a $240,000 ambulance, according to the report.