Bamberg County (SC) held a groundbreaking ceremony October 11 for the Holmans Bridge Fire Substation, BambergCountySC.gov reported.

In 2021, Bamberg County resident Jody Reeves donated property to Bamberg County to aid the development, the report said. The new state-of-the-art substation, located at 1500 Charleston Augusta Highway, is located in the northeastern section of Bamberg County which includes the communities of Sweden, Finland, and Jamiesonville.

Fire substations are vital to ensure the public safety for Bamberg County residents located more than five miles from a fire station.

After the benediction from the Rev. Comer, elected officials and citizens led by Chairman Spencer Donaldson, broke ground on the new Holmans Bridge Fire Substation. The groundbreaking ceremony comes on the heels of a series of improvements in the county’s fire service. On Friday, October 21 at 10:30 a.m. the county will host a dedication service for the newest pumper truck at the Bamberg County Courthouse Annex, 1234 North Street, Bamberg. 

City leaders announced October 17 that a new $5.5 million fire station was coming to Goose Creek (SC), ABCNews4.com reported.

Goose Creek received $2.5 million from the state, helping to pay for the facility’s estimated $5.5 million cost, the report said.

GCFD Station IV will be located at Second Avenue and St James Avenue in Carnes Crossroads, according to the report.

Groundbreaking is set for early 2023. 

Residents of Candelas (CO) and west Arvada have a new safeguard against the brush fires that have been threatening the area, ArvadaPress.com reported. The Arvada Fire Protection District opened its newest fire station, Station 9, on October 8.

The 12,000-foot station is located at 9276 Wilkerson Court — near Highway 72 and Candelas Parkway — and will serve Candelas and the northwest corner of Arvada Fire’s service area, the report said.

Station 9, the first new Arvada Fire station since 1979, is equipped with an advanced life support fire engine and a brush truck specifically equipped to fight wildfires, according to the report.

Abilene voters are going to decide this election on an $8 million bond that will help build Fire Station 9, KTXS.com reported.

The proposed location for the new station is off of East 707 next to Highway 83/84 just south of Kirby Lake, the report said.

The annual cost for citizens would come with an increase of about $8 on their property taxes for every $100,000 that their property is worth according to city officials.

The $8 million price tag would cover design, construction and equipment costs but with inflation affecting prices everywhere, the hope is to get the project approved and finished before costs continue to rise, according to the report.