The Surf City Volunteer Fire Co. and EMS is temporarily out of service after a serious fire occurred in the apparatus bay late night Dec. 22. One firefighter was treated at the scene for a minor injury.

A firefighter heard the fire siren send out a steady blast, a programmed indicator that the alarm inside the firehouse is activated, according to Surf City fire officials in a post on social media informing the community that Ship Bottom and High Point volunteer fire companies would be covering for the fire department.