Atlanta has work underway on four new stations, and Mayor Andre Dickens is asking for four more.

After touring some of the city’s deteriorating fire stations and listening to stories about broken equipment and staffing issues, Dickens told Fox 5 an increase in the department budget is in the works for his June budget proposal.

Dickens also is asking voters to approve bond measures on the May 24 ballot. One of the measures has $58 million included for fire house improvements.

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Rochester firefighters had to back out of a house on fire Tuesday morning when four firefighters suffered electric shocks.

Two were transported to the hospital, one with burn injuries to his arm, the firefighter’s union reported. No one else was injured in the fire, though initial reports said someone was trapped in the house.

The fire broke out at the 5th Street home shortly after midnight. Flames were shooting 20-30 feet in the air when firefighters arrived, WHEC reported. They entered the building, but had to retreat after being shocked by wiring on the second floor.

It turned out no one was in the building.

The firefighters noted in a Twitter post that the city’s radio system also contributed to problems while fighting the fire, as some transmissions did not reach all firefighters.

Multiple radio transmissions not making it to the new radio system pic.twitter.com/hd4HkGfGso

— ROC Fire Fighters (@IAFF1071) May 17, 2022

The city of Dayton is doing its due diligence on plans for a new $11 million police-fire station, reports bizjournals.com.

The Dayton Recovery Plan outlines the city’s plans to spend $138 million in federal pandemic funds, including $21.5 million for enhancing critical city services, the report says.

City officials say the potential facility would be in the northwest portion of Dayton. In addition, over the next 10 to 15 years, the city wants to replace all but one of its fire stations.