A Roby Fire Department fire truck was involved in a one-vehicle accident Thursday evening, with the driver sustaining minor injuries.

Highway officials say 47-year-old Jeffrey L. Reed was driving east on Highway 32 about two miles east of Success in the department’s 1991 Grumman apparatus when it ran off the side of the highway, struck a driveway, and then returned to the road.

Reed was taken via Texas County ambulance to Fort Leonard Wood Hospital with minor injuries.

The fire truck, which sustained moderate damage, was towed by Arrington’s Wrecker Service of Plato.

Ashland Fire Department’s Engine 7 last month turned 100 years old.

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“On February 22, 1922, our Engine 7 was placed in service to serve and protect the great city of Ashland,” the department writes on Facebook. “Today marks the 100th Anniversary of Engine 7. To this day she is still operational and is enjoying her retirement at Station 3 in South Ashland.”

According to a report in dailyindependent.com, in the 1950s the fire truck went to the local Shriner’s Temple for use in parades, and then it turned up in a field in the late 1980s. It was then that a group of firefighters found the apparatus, brought it home in pieces, worked on it, and eventually restored it.

There are some restorations, of course, but the majority of the equipment on board is original.

Stanley Park Fire Truck is back looking good as new. #StanleyPark @ParkBoard @TriciaBarker49 pic.twitter.com/uZr7k9BWyr

— Mark Teasdale ★ (@MarksGonePublic) March 18, 2022

For the past six weeks, the Vancouver Parks Board has been restoring a nearly century-old fire truck. On Friday, the antique apparatus was welcomed back to Ceperley Playground at Stanley Park.

Built in Toronto in 1928, the Stanley Park Fire Truck was originally purchased by Vancouver Fire Rescue Services for $14,945. When the company retired it in 1967, Vancouver Parks Board purchased it for $1, and it has been housed at the playground ever since—until about a month and a half ago when it disappeared.

Today we welcomed back the antique fire truck to Ceperley playground. Built in Toronto in 1928, it was originally bought by @VanFireRescue for $14,945. When they retired it from service in 1967, we purchased it for $1 and it has been a fixture in #StanleyPark ever since. 1/2 pic.twitter.com/oC6mkzRGWI

— Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation (@ParkBoard) March 19, 2022

For the past 6 weeks, our staff have been carefully restoring the truck, and today it was so lovely to see kids (little and big!) playing on this beloved treasure again. Taking the time to restore and care for pieces like these will ensure they’re here for generations to come.2/2

— Vancouver Board of Parks and Recreation (@ParkBoard) March 19, 2022

The Ceperley Park fire truck is back!
Wonderful to meet the @ParkBoard staff that did the restoration.
We were also joined by the @IAFF18 @VanFireRescue!
I'm sure you'll be seeing lots of pictures… pic.twitter.com/N44xZWq7is

— Tricia Barker (@TriciaBarker49) March 18, 2022

FDNY has purchased two robot dogs that it will deploy in dangerous conditions to assist with search and rescue situations.

The experiment with the robots follows the police department’s aborted attempt to use the robot dogs to assist its department. In that case, backlash against the use of robots in policing situations prompted the city to cancel its deployment of the dogs.

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Now the fire department is stepping up, hoping that the privacy concerns raised by having the robots on patrol will not be an issue in their planned use of the dogs in search scenarios that are too dangerous for firefighters.

The dogs can be fitted with a variety of sensors and cameras to let firefighters know what they witness without risking a human or animal life in a dangerous situation.

The dogs, called ‘Spot,’ are produced by Boston Dynamics and cost about $75,000 each.