Construction Begins on Brandon (FL) Fire Station

Commissioners broke ground on a fire station in central Brandon, reports Fox 13 Tampa Bay.

This fire station has been in the works for years and will help provide coverage for a booming area in need of resources.

The facility will be a new, state-of-the-art ventilation system to prevent dangerous particles on firefighting gear from being brought inside.

The station is expected to be completed by spring of next year.

Ravenswood (WV) VFD Pumper Rolls Over After Leaving Slick Roadway

The three firefighters in the wreck were sent to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries.

Two Spokane (WA) Fire Apparatus Slide Down Icy Hill; Crash Into House, Cars

A Spokane ladder truck and pumper slid down the same icy hill. The ladder truck hit a house and the pumper hit two parked cars.