It wasn’t Christmas but it may have felt like it as the new (actually used) fire truck for the Baysville fire hall made a pit stop in Dwight at the Lake of Bays municipal office on its way back from Alabama, DopperOnline.ca reported.

People gathered outside the municipal office last Thursday, September 1 to welcome the firefighters who flew to Alabama to drive the pumper back to the Huntsville Lake of Bays Fire Department’s Station 4 in Baysville, the report said.

Sirens blaring, the fire truck made a grand entrance. Lake of Bays Mayor Terry Glover welcomed the men home.

The 2011 fire truck replaces one from 1999. Mayor Glover couldn’t wait to blow the “new” fire pumper’s horn.

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🎶Looks like we made it 🎤
Say hello to Huntsville/Lake of Bay Fire Department's new Firetruck for the Baysville Fire Station pic.twitter.com/IHJIiIaRcJ

— Township of Lake of Bays, Muskoka (@LakeofBaysTwp) September 1, 2022

Jeffersontown officials held a groundbreaking ceremony for the planned $7.3 million fire station, WDRB.com reported Wednesday.

The new fire station, the fourth for the town, will be located on Taylorsville Road near Interstate 265. It will feature a two-story building with three large arches outside and a large kitchen, recreation center and eight dorms inside, the report said.

The new fire house is expected to open in December 2023.

Dublin Fire Brigade have criticised poor parking after they were delayed from attending an emergency, DublinLive.ie reported.

The incident occurred in Dolphin’s Barn on Tuesday. The fire brigade was called to assist someone on a residential street but realized the fire engine was unable to pass due a badly parked vehicle, the report said.

Dublin Fire Brigade wrote: “Firefighters from Dolphins Barn were delayed reaching someone looking for help this morning by ‘parking’. Parking space is at a premium, however, access is required at all times.”

DFB took to Twitter to share their frustrations about the delay in providing assistance. They did not add further details about the nature of the callout.

Photos show that that the poor parking left the fire engine with little room to get by, the report said. One user said that emergency vehicles should be entitled to push past offending vehicles and charge the car owners for any damage caused, according to the report.

Firefighters from Dolphins Barn were delayed reaching someone looking for help this morning by 'parking'.

Parking space is at a premium, however, access is required at all times. pic.twitter.com/AT5t73nPW0

— Dublin Fire Brigade (@DubFireBrigade) September 6, 2022

The James Island Public Service District is holding a community meeting Wednesday night to address replacing a fire station, Live5News.com reported.

James Island Fire Station Two has been in commission since 1964. The fire chief said it’s time for an upgrade, according to the report.

The fire chief encouraged the public to come and see the fire station for themselves at Wednesday night’s meeting.

The station is near the intersection of Harborview and Old Plantation Road, right across from the Harbor View Presbyterian Church.

It has been up and running for nearly 60 years and is now serving a much larger community than it was originally intended to, the report said.

Replacing the station would allow for a full staff with the correct amount of firefighters. Because of its tight quarters, the fire chief said having four firefighters staffed at once is a tight squeeze, the report said.