Shreveport Fire Department has a new home for one of its stations, KSLA.com reported.

Firefighters have moved into the new Fire Station 8 on Greenwood Road a few blocks from the Louisiana State Fair Grounds, the report said.

The new station has modern amenities and more space for firefighters and their equipment, according to the report. There’s no word yet on when they’ll officially hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony and/or grand opening.

The new station is part of a land swap in which Willis-Knighton Health System gains the previous Fire Station 8, the report said.

That structure at 3406 Velva Street was built in 1925 and has been listed on the National Register of Historic Places since June 2000, according to National Park Service documents.

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The cost of replacing Richmond’s oldest fire station will be more expensive than the city originally expected, Richmond.com reported.

On Monday, the Richmond City Council approved an unplanned $4 million bond issue after project bids for the replacement of Fire Station No. 12 at 2223 West Cary Street came over the city’s budget allocation for it, according to an administration staff report.

Budget records show that the city estimated that it would cost $9.3 million and increased funding for it during in the previous fiscal year to complete the project by 2022, the report said. The city previously planned to gradually raise the funds through 2024.

The council approved the bond issue without discussing it, according to the report. The item was approved as part of a bloc vote with several other items, the report said.

The city is seeking to replace the fire station, which opened 114 years ago, due to its old design and lack of separate sleeping and restroom accommodations for men and women who work there, according to the report.

Phoenix Fire Station 12 crews rescued a tiny tortoise from being run over, AZFamily.com reported.

Crews were returning to the station after a structure fire when one of the firefighters yelled “Stop!” They had seen a small tortoise trying to cross the road in front of the fire truck, heading toward a busy street, the report said. The crews jumped into action to scoop up the tortoise and started knocking on doors. Eventually, the crews were able to return the tortoise to its owner.

The Phoenix Fire Department shared the rescue story on social media and said, “Service comes in many shapes, sizes, and forms, and on this day, like many others, the crew of station 12 truly lived up to the PFD code of Preventing Harm, Surviving, and Being Nice.”

Service comes in many shapes, sizes and forms. Recently the crew of station 12 truly lived up to the PFD code of: Preventing Harm, Surviving & Being Nice when they rescued this small tortoise as it crossed the street in from of their fire truck!🚒#phoenixfire@cityofphoenixaz pic.twitter.com/kkRThljR7s

— Phoenix Fire Dept. (@PHXFire) September 26, 2022