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Council approves moving forward on replacement of in‑bay exhaust system and related flooring work
Summary
Staff said the fire station’s exhaust extraction system (installed c.1996) is inserviceable and recommended replacing it with a Plamevent two‑blower system to meet NFPA standards; the council also supported using $30,000 of the $3.03 million budgeted renovation to remove vinyl tile and polish the concrete floor ahead of a future kitchen remodel.
City staff told the committee the fire station’s vehicle exhaust extraction system has failed and parts are unavailable for the existing unit. Dennis and Captain G explained the legacy unit is nearly 30 years old, the original vendor is out of business, and the in‑bay system intermittently fails to start when vehicles run, causing exhaust to enter crew living quarters.
Captain G described…
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