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Officials recently awarded a $3,065,000 bid to B & B Construction of Youngstown for a new Fire Station 2 in northern Saybrook Township, reports starbeacon.com.

The facility, to be located on Route 45, will be 8,000 square feet and have four drive-through bays and living quarters for crew members, the report notes.

Earlier:
Saybrook Township (OH) Plans for New $2 Million Fire Station
New $2M Saybrook (OH) Fire Station Inches Closer to Fruition

In 2014, due to increased traffic, trustees decided to staff Station 2 on Carpenter Road for better protection. However, that facility doesn’t have living space or sewers, so the department rents a Lake Road house for on-duty personnel, according to the report.

Once the new station comes to fruition, the department will sell the Carpenter Road facility, officials say.

Ask and ye shall receive.

Total Motors answered a plea from LeMars Fire Rescue by donating a Chevy Silverado and $20,000 to outfit it.

The department asked for help acquiring a new brush/grass truck on Facebook…

…and the northwest IA car dealer delivered:

“Today, we showed our support to the LeMars Fire Rescue by presenting them with a $20,000 donation towards their new brush/grass truck,” Total Motors writes on Facebook. “After the dangerous fires that affected our community a couple of weeks ago, the Le Mars Fire-Rescue started a campaign to fund $50,000 for an additional unit to serve our communities that proved necessary.

“We proudly sourced them a reliable red Chevy Silverado 3500 that they plan to up-fit to serve our community. As we’ve seen too many times this spring, and especially recently, our firefighters and first responders must have the tools that allow them to protect our communities. This new addition will give them additional resources – not only in field fires but also in covering the areas that large fire trucks wouldn’t be able to approach or fit.

“Our emergency services and volunteers in Le Mars cover a large area of our county every day to keep our communities safe. Total Motors is proud to support our local Fire-Rescue as much as we can.

“The department still needs support to be able to outfit their new vehicle with a tank, pump, hose, and other accessories before it can be utilized. If you’d like to donate towards this cause, you can send a check or cash to:

Le Mars Fire-Rescue
PO Box 35
Le Mars, Iowa 51031

The Protivin Volunteer Fire Department Thursday morning held a ground-breaking ceremony for its new station.

The new, five-bay facility will have a meeting room that can hold up to 50 people and will be available for use during natural disasters.