Oxford city council Tuesday night approved the donation of a surplus fire truck to the Munford Fire and Rescue Service, reports annistonstar.com.

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The 2003 Kenworth truck was deemed surplus after the city recently took delivery of three new pumpers.

The two departments often run calls together, officials say.

Nearly 10 years after his death, Longmont Division Chief Lynn Huff’s gear is headed to Ukraine, to help others fight fires, reports 9News. Huff died in a hiking accident in Hawaii three years after his retirement when ground beneath him gave way.

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Since then, his wife Barbara has kept much of his gear just as he left it when he was active at the Mountain View Fire Rescue Station in Boulder.

But watching the firefighters struggle to do their jobs during the war, she decided he would rather it go where it would be used for its intended purpose: helping others.

“That was his whole life, service to others above self,” she told 9News.

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FA reported last week that the Fox River and Countryside (IL) Fire/Rescue District was looking to borrow $13 million for new equipment and an additional station. Now, dailyherald.com is reporting that unofficial results show voters approved the measure.

However, official results won’t be in until July 12.

If the results hold, the funds will be used to provide debt relief, purchase new vehicles and equipment, and fund a third fire station in St. Charles Township.

More info can be found here and here.

The third station, at a cost of $5 million with construction beginning in 2025, could improve response times by three minutes, which would be a boon as the district’s call volume is up 51% over the last 10 years, FA reported.

Another $5 million of the funds would go toward new vehicles and equipment, as the district currently has no reserve engine. The remaining $3 million would be used to pay off the debt from the construction of the other two stations.

The $13 million equates to $37.84 of additional property taxes for every $100,000 of assessed property value, which will remain in place for 10 years.