A new fire truck arrived at the Daleville Department of Public Safety Thursday, DothanEagle.com reported.

City officials were on hand to accept the keys from representatives of the Fairhope-based manufacturer Sunbelt Fire, the report said.

The truck is the third truck in the city’s DPS fleet, which includes a truck purchased in 1991 and another in 1999, according to the report.

Daleville and its jurisdiction are served by a 25-member volunteer fire department staffed by Daleville Department of Public Safety employees, city employees, and volunteers from the community. There are 25 members, the report said.

Purchase of the new fire truck was made possible through funds the city received from the American Rescue Plan Act. ARPA funds are federal funds allocated to local, county, and state governments to assist in recovery from the impacts of the Coronavirus pandemic.

The Central Fire Station in Hot Springs (AR) will house a secure drop-off for newborns abandoned under the law shielding their parents from criminal liability, HotSR.com reported.

A resolution the Hot Springs Board of Directors adopted Tuesday authorized the city to enter into a lease and service agreement with Safe Haven Baby Boxes, the Indiana nonprofit that provides resources for mothers in crisis, the report said.

The resolution also approved a memorandum of understanding with the Knights of Columbus Council 6419. The local chapter of the Catholic fraternal organization will pay for the box, its installation and maintenance, according to the report.

The baby box will cost about $11,000. Installation is $5,000-$7,000, with $350 in annual maintenance costs, according to the report.

Seaside Park officials have signaled their intent to move forward with buying a new fire truck, set to replace a pumper that is nearly 30 years old, Lavallette-Seaside.Shorebeat.com reported.

A fire official told the borough’s mayor and council during a work session meeting Thursday night that fire truck manufacturers are, in some cases, backlogged for years on orders, with prices on a continual rise, the report said.

The all-volunteer department has recently been dealing with a Michigan-based company that splits its business between custom-built fire trucks and trucks with standard layouts that are sold after they come off the assembly line. Seaside Park, he said, generally does not require many custom amenities or advanced systems, making the vendor, HME Ahrens-Fox, a viable choice. The company, however, requires a letter of interest from the municipal government before negotiations on price can begin, given the demand, the report said.

When the borough began discussing the need for a new fire truck in the pre-pandemic period, the price was estimated to be about $500,000. That has risen to an estimated $625,000, and continues to move upward. Once final pricing is determined, the borough will consider whether it is advantageous to enter into a lease-purchase agreement or buy the truck outright and finance it over the long term with a bonding measure, according to the report.

Seaside Park operates two pumper trucks and one ladder truck.

Grand Rapids is looking to construct a new, $25 million fire station to replace the nearly 100-year-old one currently in use on South Division Avenue, MLive.com reported.

The new Fire Station No. 10 will be located at 1823 South Division Avenue – just two blocks south of the current one – and feature a training center, vehicle storage, bunks and social rooms, an emergency operations center and more, the report said.

Building age is showing and firefighters are also dealing with a cramped vehicle bay not suited for larger, modern fire trucks and other apparatuses, the report said.

A fire official said there’s only about a two-inch gap between the vehicles and the sides of the bay doors when they pull into the vehicle bay, and that the vehicles can’t be walked around completely while parked in the bay because of how cramped it is.