A New Underwood Volunteer Fire Department 2019 Dodge Ram 3500 Saturday around noon rear-ended a semi-truck on Interstate 90 en route to a separate crash during a snowstorm.

The three firefighters were headed east in the rescue unit when they crashed near mile marker 82. The vehicle then entered the other eastbound lane and hit another vehicle.

The three firefighters were transported to Monument hospital with non-life-threatening injuries. The drivers of the semi and the third vehicle avoided injury.

The Payette Fire Department has acquired a ladder truck from the Caldwell Fire Department for $30,000, reports argusobserver.com. It’s expected to arrive by next week.

The apparatus, a 1991 E-One 75-foot ladder with 27,066 miles on it, pumps 3,500 gallons per minute, something none of the other fleet’s vehicles can do, according to the report.

There’s still a little bit of detailing work, officials say, but maintenance on the transmission and pumps is complete. They estimate that the truck should provide at least six more years of service.

City council approved the purchase at a max cost of $50,000, with all the necessary equipment. Funds will come via the department’s $160,000 in savings, which it had been accruing for the purchase of a new truck. The report notes that those savings efforts will continue.

Two stray bullets came through a window in a Trenton firehouse Tuesday, and one struck a firefighter working out in the weight room, reports ABC.

The shots were fired in a nearby parking lot at 8:30 p.m. at Trenton Fire Company 1: Engine 1 on the 400 block of Calhoun Street. Eleven shell casings were found and two bullets struck the building.

The firefighter was taken to the hospital for treatment and was released.

HARRISBURG—Rep. Wendi Thomas (R-Bucks) and Sen. Tommy Tomlinson (R-Bucks) today announced that the Northampton Township Fire Department will receive $1 million from the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RCAP) to help build a new fire station.

“This funding will improve community safety by dedicating resources to help build the new fire station that will upgrade the 58-year-old building, making it compliant with the latest health and safety standards,” Thomas said.

“This new fire station is also designed to improve the health and safety of station personnel, and to make it compliant with current standards to prevent exposure to chemical, biological and environmental exposures,” Tomlinson said. “This critical funding will be instrumental in guaranteeing the safety of our community as well as our first responders.”

The funds would be used specifically to help fund the construction of a new fire station for Northampton Township Fire Department, replacing one built in 1964. The total projected budget for the project is $20 million. This would include all building design, site work, construction and outfitting the new station.

The funding, through the Redevelopment Assistance Capital Program (RACP), supports critical expansion projects, provides job creation, employment training, and community development and revitalization.

The current station does not meet current standards for fire department safety, health and wellness, and the maintenance and care of firefighting PPE.

The new station would improve working conditions for career and volunteer staff in the station. The construction of the new station would implement the recommendations outlined in Senate Resolution 6 for fire service long-range planning.

The new station is being designed for 26 full-time firefighters and administrative staff to keep the station staffed 24/7 with firefighters and reduce response times to fire and rescue emergencies and provide the ability to conduct fire safety inspections and community outreach programs.