Pasco (WA) Breaking Ground for Fire Station

Ground will be broken in July for Pasco Fire Department’s long-anticipated new fire station and headquarters, reports Tri-Cities Area Journal of Business.

Jackson Contractor Group Inc. of Walla Walla submitted the winning bid of $7.5 million to build the 21,800-square-foot fire station. The project is expected to be completed in February 2022.

The 16,663-square-foot building will house eight administrators and includes a station with four equipment bays and support facilities for personnel, such as living and sleeping quarters and a preparation area.

Driver Who Hit Hartford (CT) Fire Apparatus Was Impaired, Police Say

The crash happened the night of Jan. 2 when a firefighter was backing the apparatus into a Main Street firehouse.

Sterling (IL) Approves Purchase of New $2M Rosenbauer 101-Foot Aerial Ladder

The new truck is needed to replace Truck/Tower 4, the Sterling Fire Department's only truck with an aerial ladder.