Lewiston (ID) Fire Chief Travis Myklebust says his department needs a new fire station for the health of his firefighters, according to a report published by The Lewiston Tribune.

Among the deficiencies at the Lewiston Orchards station including lack of clothing cleaning, sleeping quarters that cause firefighters to lose sleep, poor ventilation that don’t expel diesel fumes and no unisex bathrooms, according to the report.

To remedy the issues, Lewiston is in the process of replacing the station with a new $6.9 million facility which could be on line as soon as 2024, according to the newspaper.

The Sheboygan (WI) Fire Department has taken delivery of a new $810,000 Pierce pumper and assigned it to Station 4, according to a report published by radio station WHBL.

Assigned as Engine 1864, the new apparatus replaces a 29-year-old rig and is expected to see 10 to 15 years in front-line service before being placed into reserve status, according to the report.

The new engine has a 1,500-gpm pump and 750-gallon water tank, as well as foam capabilities and extrication tools, the report says.

Rosenbauer—Whitehall Township (PA) Bureau of Fire 115-foot T-Rex articulating aerial platform quint. Commander R6008 cab and chassis; Cummins X15 600-hp engine; Hale 8FG 2,000-gpm pump; 300-gallon polypropylene water tank; Rosenbauer EXT aluminum body; Onan 10-kW generator. Dealer: Scott Uhnak, Horrocks Fire and Rescue Apparatus, Collegeville, PA. (Photo by Paul Barrett.)

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The Oxford (OH) Fire Department has put in service a new $652,980 pumper built by Sutphen with the Miami University paying a third of the cost, according to a report published by Journal-News.

It replaces a 2000 pumper that the department says was ready for replacement, according to the report, that added the new apparatus has considerably more compartment space than old unit.

The new truck has a 750-gallon tank with a 1,750-gpm pump and a remote-controlled deck gun and an SCBA refilling station.

Oxford Fire Chief John Detherage told the newspaper that it was important to him and the department to deal with a local company in nearby Columbus, to “keep the dollars in the state.” He also told the paper that he appreciates that Sutphen is a family own business with decades of stable operation.