A planning application has been submitted to Redditch (England) Borough Council to build a combined emergency services hub on Middle House Lane for the Hereford & Worcester Fire and Rescue Service and West Mercia Police, reports redditchadvertiser.co.uk.

The plan is to demolish the existing training tower at the current Redditch fire station and build a three-story building and training tower, the report says.

The proposed site covers part of the existing fire station and parking lot, along with nearby vacant land—the former Millfields Social Education Center.

The ground floor would house police personnel, alongside three bays for the fire service and a communications office, according to the report. The second floor would include more space for police and a fire pole. In addition, it also includes building a new training tower and a road traffic collision training area.

If the plan is passed, the existing fire and police stations would remain open until the project is complete, then the current police station would turn into a redevelopment opportunity, according to the report.

Video via pittsburgh.cbs.local.com

Beavers love horses—or at least firefighters in Beaver County (PA) do.

That was the case Tuesday, as several Beaver County (PA) fire departments responded to a call of a horse down in a field at a farm on Constitution Boulevard.

The Darlington Township Volunteer Fire Department—as well as Potter, Daugherty, and Big Knob—responded.

Leggs, 32, belonging to Emily Lesko, fell outside in the cold and could not stand. First responders tended to the horse and kept him calm.

Finally, a bridle and lead on the horse’s head and a lift strap from behind, along with a veterinarian administering steroids and a group effort from the firefighters, got Leggs standing again, reports pittsburgh.cbs.local.com. Leggs then went to the barn to be checked by a vet.

The Portage (Manitoba, Canada) Fire Department is set to take delivery of a new apparatus in the next couple of weeks and, in addition, has implemented a new safety reference guide, reports portageonline.com.

Earlier: Portage la Prairie (Canada) Seeks Fire Apparatus

Officials say the guide will soon be available to locals to give them some direction, guidance, and information with regards to myriad potential emergency events. The intent is to have the guide mailed to all residents, but the specifics are still being worked out.

COVID-19, which officials say did make its way to the department, played a role in the decision.

E-ONE—Wysox (PA) Fire Department walk-around rescue. Panther MFD cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Flex-Form 18-foot walk-around aluminum rescue body; Harrison 10-kW generator; Will-Burt Night Scan 120v with FRC Spectra lights light tower; ROM roll-up doors; galvanized frame rails; ASA Voyager camera. Dealer: Jamie Mechling, KME PA.

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