Waterford (WI) Approves Funds for Fire Station Addition

The Waterford Village Board has tentatively approved borrowing $1.3 million to build new sleeping quarters and training facilities for a fire station, reports The Journal Times.

The new construction would be built as an addition to the Fire Department’s fire station. It would enable the Fire Department to continue its current level of training after station No. 1 — located in the 100 block of North Second Street — fully shuts down, Village President Don Houston said.

Vischer Ferry (NY) FD Opens Newly Renovated Firehouse, Christens New Heavy Rescue 

The firehouse opened to the public following a ribbon-cutting ceremony. The district also held a wet down of its new heavy rescue truck.

Wethersfield (CT) Firefighter Who Died Battling Berlin Brush Fire Was ‘Heroic,’ Gov. Says

Gov. Ned Lamont ordered flags lowered to half-staff for a Wethersfield firefighter who died fighting a brush fire on Lamentation Mountain.