(LUVERNE, MN) 3/21/22 – Midwest Fire Equipment & Repair Company (Midwest Fire) announced today that it has been awarded a contract as an approved supplier for Sourcewell, a cooperative purchasing organization located in Staples, MN. The Sourcewell contract applies to most of the apparatus Midwest Fire offers.

“Obtaining this Sourcewell contract is not just an important distinction for Midwest Fire,” said Midwest Fire Owner and CEO Sarah Atchison. “It is all about making things easier for our customers. Many agencies, municipalities and cities have specific needs and requirements to purchase equipment using grants.  These grants require specific pricing and multiple bids. Sourcewell helps simplify the process for them by offering a variety of contract-awarded vendors from whom to attain and review bids. Customers will still receive the personal care when they choose to move forward with us, but we want to continue to add value for our customers by making things even easier for them.”

The burdensome bid process required by most agencies for purchasing new apparatus still exists, however Sourcewell has fulfilled it already with their RFP process. Their services are available to government agencies throughout the United States.

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Holmdel Township Fire & Rescue Company Number 2 has announced that the public dedication of its new fire station as well as its Pierce 2021 Enforcer, Engine 18-77, wet-down ceremony will be held Saturday, April 30 from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. at 12 Crawfords Corner Rd.

The company notes that there will be food, guided tours of the facility, viewings of the fire truck, events for children, and more.

More information will be available as the date gets closer.

“Thank you to our residents and community for their ongoing support of our fire company!” a Facebook post reads.

Engine 18-77:

The $1.5 trillion 2022 Omnibus Spending Bill signed into law last week will see $1.3 million given to the Nashville Fire Department to go toward its long-standing plan to build a second station, reports rockymounttelegram.com.

In August 2020, town officials acknowledged the need to accommodate growth in certain areas by cutting response times with another facility. The proposed station had a projected cost of $1.4 million in 2020, the report says.

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The new digs will be taller and deeper than its predecessor, and it will likely be built on Oak Level Road.

Officials say that the $1,338,750—part of $22,798,291 in Community Project Funding secured by U.S. Rep. G.K. Butterfield, D-1st District—is still being administered.

The Grand Junction Fire Department’s Station 3 is nearing completion, reports kjct8.com. The new Station 3 is being built right next door to its predecessor, the oldest station in the department—built in 1975.

City officials say the money budgeted for the rebuild was provided before the public safety tax, which has doled out funding for other stations, according to the report.

FA reported last summer that the department broke ground for the facility at 582 25 1/2 Rd. on August 24.

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The new facility will include modern safety upgrades, including cancer-prevention features found in other stations. The department partook in a land exchange with School District 51 to be able to build Station 3 in the new location—and Pomona Elementary School’s parking lot will be rebuilt in the station’s old location, FA’s report said.

Department officials say the budget for the station sets money aside for artwork, as is standard practice. For Station 3, crews wanted to reach out to the community, so local artists can send a digital copy of any piece of work for a contest, which will also have a youth version, the report says.

There will be a $200 prize for the five winners, but all art will be displayed at the facility, according to the report. Applications can be found here, and artwork can be submitted here: gjfirepio@gjcity.org.

The contest runs through April 30, while the station is expected to be completed in May.