Officials in Cave Creek (AZ) approved a $254,344 contract to come up with plans to remodel and renovate the community’s fire station which started life as a car wash, according to a report published by The Foothills Focus.

According to the report, the 4,654-square-foot building was built in 1999 as a car wash and converted into a fire station in 2005.

The town since has decided it needs more space in a different configuration, according to the report, and had thought the budget might be upwards to $5 million to create a building for the fire department.

The selected architect for the project believes, however, the expansion and reconfiguration of the space can be accomplished for total cost of about $2 million, according to the report.

The Monroe Charter Township Fire Department recently acquired a new state-of-the-art fire truck and added three new firefighters to its roster, MonroeNews.com reported Tuesday.

The $1.5 million truck is packed with safety and user-friendly features such as back-up, side-view, and bucket cameras, a dual-control ladder that allows movement controls for both the person in the bucket and on the ground, and improved downrigger designs, the report said. The new million truck has a 2,000-gallon water tank, a 100-foot ladder and a 4-man cab.

During its July meeting, the township board approved adding three new firefighters, the report said. The new hires will be paid on call and will respond to calls when needed, a fire official said.

Crook County (OR) Fire & Rescue has received a $2.5 million grant to make the fire station in Prineville more resistant to earthquakes, according to a report published by KTVZ News 21.

According to the report, the main fire station was built in the 1970s and is due for an upgrade and it hasn’t been remodeled since the 1990s.

The department received a seismic rehabilitation grant after an inspection revealed that the Prineville station needed work to withstand an earthquake and fire officials are seeking proposals to do that work until September 14, according to the television station.    

Smeal—Eliot (ME) Fire Department top-mount controls pumper. Sirius ll MFD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Waterous CXSC20 1,500-gpm pump; UPF Poly 1,000-gallon water tank; 20-gallon and 10-gallon foam cells for Class B and Class A foam; Waterous Aquis 3.0 dual-agent foam system. Dealer: David J. Farrell, New England Fire Equipment & Apparatus, North Haven, CT.

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