The Ann Arbor Fire Department is hoping to gain approval to buy its own ambulance, WEMU.org reported.

At last night’s meeting, the Ann Arbor City Council was expected to vote to reallocate $500,000 American Rescue Plan money: $300,000 toward purchasing an ambulance for the fire department; $200,000 for unspecified downtown improvements, the report said.

In the past, when Huron Valley Ambulance didn’t have any available rigs, the Ann Arbor would have to send out a fire truck to handle a medical emergency, the report said. So, for the last six months, the AAFD has been operating an ambulance provided by Huron Valley Ambulance, according to the report.

The last six months has proved to the department the value of having its own rig, a fire official said.

Charlotte Fire Department will add a REV Vector Electric Fire Truck to its fleet.

The department announced the purchase on Facebook Monday, praising the move toward electric, low-emission fire trucks.

The truck will eventually be housed in the department’s all-electric fire station, slated to open in 2024.

“The new truck will take Charlotte Fire firefighting to an extraordinary new level,” the department said in announcing the purchase.

In November, the East End community voted to pass a fee increase — and Chief Fire Marshal Dustin Free said that this will help them, THV11.com reported.

Free added that without this extra help the fire department wouldn’t have been able to continue responding to all emergencies as quickly as possible.

Boulder County residents have a new fire station with the opening of the Lefthand Fire Protection District Station 1, KDVR.com reported.

The new $3.5 million station was paid for through a construction fund, state grant, lease purchase and community fundraising, the report said.

Forty-four firefighters now have a space to call their own that includes a modern gathering area, kitchen, six dorm rooms and training facilities, according to the report. The equipment area has extensive storage space for vehicles and fire mitigation tools.