Bids are currently being sought for the new centralized fire station planned in Godfrey (IL), reports thetelegraph.com.

Voters last April approved a $7.5 million bond to raise money to consolidate Godfrey stations 1 and 2 into a new facility planned at the former Hi Way House at 3023 Godfrey Rd.

Officials say the district expects to break ground by mid-summer, while construction is expected to take about a year and a half with an early 2024 completion date.

The fire protection district—a separate entity from the village which employs 17 full-time and 12 paid-on-call staff—covers 36 square miles and 18,000 people. It has in its fleet two rescue pumpers, a reserve rescue pumper, a reserve pumper, a water tanker/tender, two EMS vehicles, two brush trucks, and a command vehicle.

An agreement with the village has the site for the planned firehouse transferred to the fire district in exchange for the village eventually taking over Station 2 at 1712 W. Delmar to be used for the Godfrey Public Works Department, the report says. In addition, Station 1 at 6011 Godfrey Rd. will be sold at auction, with the proceeds going to the village.

OCALA, FL – January 4, 2022 – REV Fire Group, which includes REV Group Inc. manufacturers of fire apparatus and related aftermarket parts and services consisting of E-ONE^®, KME^®, Ferrara™, and Spartan Emergency Response^®, announces Darin Moore has joined Ferrara as VP/GM and Bert McCutcheon has been appointed to a new role supporting REV Fire Group, VP of Product Management.

Moore joins Ferrara with more than 17 years of experience in manufacturing, including operations leadership roles within Pierce Manufacturing, Kewaunee Fabrications, Wheeled Coach Industries and Lennox International. Moore has MS in Management from the University of Wisconsin – Green Bay and BS in Operational Leadership/Management from Maryville University.

“I’m thrilled for Darin to join our leadership team at REV Fire Group. Darin has extensive experience in the operations industry, excelling in lean six sigma and people first cultural strategies. This supports our continued expansion in Holden, increase in production on orders and focus on operational excellence,” stated Kent Tyler, President, REV Fire Group. Moore will report directly to Tyler and will be based at the Ferrara and KME manufacturing facility in Holden, Louisiana.

“Bert’s expertise will continue to deliver the highest standards of insight, service, and results as we continue platforming across all the REV Fire Group brands. This new role elevates our strategic portfolio plan and will drive the vision of REV Fire Group products to support company initiatives. I look forward to Bert’s success in this new role,” said Tyler.

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About REV Group, Inc.

REV Group^® companies are leading designers and manufacturers of specialty vehicles and related aftermarket parts and services, which serve a diversified customer base, primarily in the United States, through three segments: Fire & Emergency, Commercial, and Recreation. They provide customized vehicle solutions for applications, including essential needs for public services (ambulances, fire apparatus, school buses, and transit buses), commercial infrastructure (terminal trucks and industrial sweepers), and consumer leisure (recreational vehicles). REV Group’s diverse portfolio is made up of well-established principal vehicle brands, including many of the most recognizable names within their industry. Several of REV Group’s brands pioneered their specialty vehicle product categories and date back more than 50 years. REV Group trades on the NYSE under the symbol REVG. Investors-REVG

The COVID-19 situation is getting so bad in MD that it’s affecting first responders’ ability to do their jobs, reports wmar2news.com. To help ease the strain, as of New Year’s Day, Baltimore County is allowing non-life threatening patients to be transported via fire truck or other non-ambulance vehicle.

Cases in the state continue to rise, and, as of Monday, 2,746 people were hospitalized with it, the report says. Due to this, local fire officials say they’re receiving an increase in EMS calls from patients who believe they’re experiencing COVID symptoms.

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Because of the lack of available hospital beds, ambulances are sometimes forced to wait at the ER with a patient for hours, preventing them from responding to calls. Thus, the new rule was instituted.

Officials say the vehicles are equipped with a trained EMT and basic life support equipment.