Three new fire engines have arrived to help the Casper Fire-EMS Department respond to emergencies in the community, OilCity.News reported.

Engines 2, 3 and 6 have all been inspected by Casper Fire-EMS personnel and will be placed into service this week, the department said in a press release on Monday. Ceremonies will be held for the first day of service for each engine at its respective station, and residents are welcome to attend.

A ceremony for Engine 3 will be held at 9 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 20 at Fire Station 3 at 2140 East 12th Street. The ceremony will include a brief wash-down of the new apparatus and a “push-in” ceremony.

Engine 2 will see its ceremony at 9 a.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21 at Fire Station 2, 3900 South Coffman. The ceremony for Engine 6 will be held Friday, Sept. 23 at Fire Station 6, 185 Valley Drive.

The “wash-down” and “push-in” ceremonies that will be held for all three engines come from fire department traditions.

Fort Garry—Peguis First Nation (Manitoba, Canada) Fire Department aerial ladder quint. Freightliner M2 112 cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale DSD 1,250-gpm pump; Bronto All-Rounder F92 ALR 92-foot articulated ladder platform and rescue ladder; 330-gallon polypropylene water tank; 42-foot overall length; spacious rescue platform with 750-pound capacity. Dealer: Fort Garry Fire Trucks, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. (Photo by author.)

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An elderly volunteer firefighter underwent surgery Monday and remains in a hospital in Columbus (OH) after a rollover crash that happened Sunday, WSAZ.com reported.

A fire official said the 72-year-old firefighter suffered fractures in his lower leg, the report said.

The fire official said while returning from a call on Storys Run Road in Cheshire, the pumper truck the firefighter was driving rolled over the side of a hill, throwing the driver out and pinning his leg underneath the truck, the report said.

Nobody else was on board.

Other firefighters also on their way back saw the truck had flipped and used air bags to lift the truck and pull the firefighter out. He was then flown to a hospital, according to the report.

The fire official said the injured firefighter had served on the Middleport Fire Department in the 1970s and 80s before leaving the area. He later moved back and just re-joined the department last year, the report said.

In a unanimous vote — with the exception of one Winona City Council member due to his absence — the Winona City Council voted to call off the proposal to build a police-fire-community-center at the current site of the East Rec Center (ERC), WinonaPost.com reported.

The council voted to essentially take the ERC site off the table in terms of building a police-fire station, while keeping the doors open to build a new community center, the report said.

The city council voted to also look for alternate sites for the project, with Mayor Scott Sherman asking the public to support future proposals.