San Juan (TX) city council recently voted to proceed with the schematic design of a new $2.2 million fire station, reports virtualbx.com.

The new station, which will reside at the intersection of 7th Street and Nebraska, is designed by ERO Architects, and it will feature three areas connected by hallways, the report says. The first will comprise a lobby, reception area, restroom, conference room, and administrative offices.

The second hallway will boast a kitchen, dining, day room, work center, sleeping quarters, captain’s quarters, men and women’s showers and restrooms, and a laundry room. A third, smaller area will include an IT room, electrical and mechanical room, and janitorial area, according to the report.

The four-bay building will be approximately 11,766 square feet.

ERO noted that it’s very difficult to estimate construction costs in the current economic climate. The cost estimate they gave 4Q21 was $2,261,617, but they now say that contingencies should be in place, the report says.

The project is scheduled to bid for contractors around the beginning 4Q22 and should commence around November 1, according to the report. The city hopes to move in by the end of the year in 2023.

To combat anticipated heavy growth, the Wasatch County (UT) Fire District wants to build three new stations, reports kpcw.org.

To do so it hopes to levy an impact fee to raise the funds. If approved, future developers would fund stations in Heber City and the Jordanelle area via new fees, the report says. The new fee would replace a 2020 impact fee, which was used to buy land for the future Heber station.

The potential new Heber station would house administrative offices, currently located at the Jordanelle location.

The board plans to hold a public hearing about it on Tuesday, March 8 at 6 p.m. at the Wasatch County Administration Building, according to the report. A vote on the fee will be held immediately following the hearing. If approved, it will take effect after 90 days.

Ground was recently broken for the Concord Township (OH) Fire Department’s Station 1.

The 22,600-square-foot structure will be built across from the current station, which will be razed when Station 2 is constructed—for which there is no set date.

The Station 1 plan can be seen in full here:

Station 1’s completion is expected in spring/summer 2023, which coincides with the 75th anniversary of the township’s fire department.

The Station 2 plan can be seen in full here:

The @CvilleFireDept is installing life saving equipment throughout the city thanks to recent funding it secured. Tonight on @NBC29, find out how your home could be impacted. pic.twitter.com/tX2MtfmiX7

— Rachel Hirschheimer (@rhirschheimer) February 9, 2022

The Charlottesville (VA) Fire Department is receiving $140,000 to purchase smoke alarms, carbon monoxide alarms, stovetop fire stops, and CPR-assist devices, reports NBC29.com.

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It’s part of a department effort to ensure residents have smoke alarms installed. The funding is coming via grant, which has a specific target demographic for the equipment, according to the report.

Officials say Fifeville, Belmont, and 10th & Page are among the neighborhoods that will be receiving the devices.