Lawrence (IN) public leaders and members of the community broke ground August 23 on a new $10 million fire station, the city’s first new station in more than 20 years, WISHTV.com reported. The new station is expected to open in 2023.

Lawrence Fire Department Station No. 38 will be built at 4450 North McCoy Street at the same spot as the former station, which was demolished earlier this summer. The crews housed at the station were moved temporarily to other firehouses in the city.

The previous fire station, which was more than 35 years old, was originally built to house volunteer firefighters and EMS personnel. It was never intended for overnight stays, according to fire officials.

The new fire station was designed with feedback from current firefighters after visits to other recently-built stations in the area.

When complete, the new station will include a decontamination station, improved exhaust system and fitness center.

The Lowndes (GA) County Fire Rescue team unveiled Phase Two of its fire expansion plan August 25 with a hose uncoupling for a new fire station on Bemiss Road to better serve the unincorporated area, the Valdosta Daily Times reported.

Bemiss Fire Station 5 will be staffed with full-time firefighters manning the station 24/7, along with a bay for South Georgia Medical Center EMS, according to the report. The opening is expected to provide faster service to the North Bemiss area.

Local officials have collaborated for more than a year on improving fire and EMS services across the county due to only one department overseeing all of a growing Lowndes County. The final project called for three new fire stations, the report said.

The Lowndes (GA) County Fire Rescue team unveiled Phase Two of its fire expansion plan August 25 with a hose uncoupling for a new fire station on Bemiss Road to better serve the unincorporated area, the Valdosta Daily Times reported.

Bemiss Fire Station 5 will be staffed with full-time firefighters manning the station 24/7, along with a bay for South Georgia Medical Center EMS, according to the report. The opening is expected to provide faster service to the North Bemiss area.

Local officials have collaborated for more than a year on improving fire and EMS services across the county due to only one department overseeing all of a growing Lowndes County. The final project called for three new fire stations, the report said.

The Williamstown (MA) Fire District is expecting to get a glimpse of the preliminary costs for a new fire station on Wednesday night, according to a report published by iBerkshires.com.

According to the report, the district’s architect is prepared to give the numbers to the building committee at Wednesday’s meeting as a first step toward the construction of a new station on Main Street.

The building committee has already decided to spend $7,500 to find out whether solar power for the building makes sense as a way to help sell the whole project to the voters, according to the report.

Other progress on the project includes completing a geothermal study of the chosen location which will be done later in September and discussions with the states department of transportation for curb cuts and lights on Route 2 for the new station, according to the report.