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Fire chief outlines decade-long rebuild of Station 2, operations and equipment needs
Summary
A fire department official said Station 2 — funded through the 2017–22 SPLAS cycle — opened in July and now runs medical and rescue operations around the clock; the official urged continued investment in facilities and apparatus as units age out at about 20 years.
The fire chief said Station 2, funded from the 2017–22 SPLAS cycle, held a grand opening in July and represents the department’s first facility the speaker helped design.
The station was funded from the 2017–22 SPLAS package, the fire chief said, and “seeing that come to life has been probably one of the most rewarding experiences” of the speaker’s time in administration. The design, the chief said, intentionally matches exterior colors of nearby Evans elementary, middle and high schools so students walking past “feel like it was an extension and feel safe.”
Why it matters: Station 2 is a central operations hub. The chief described it as often the busiest station in the…
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