Fire department considers remodeling some stations – Sat, 07 Sep 2013 PST

The Spokane Valley Fire Department is contemplating several remodeling projects at its older fire stations next year after realizing they will have about $1.7 million more than they need in their reserve fund at the end of2013.

I believe we have investments to make and we can afford to make them, said Deputy Chief Larry Rider during a special commissioners meetingThursday.

Several stations do not have entry vestibules that allow people to enter the building to use an emergency phone. There are no fire sprinkler systems in the departments two oldest stations, Otis Orchards, built

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The Spokane Valley Fire Department is contemplating several remodeling projects at its older fire stations next year after realizing they will have about $1.7 million more than they need in their reserve fund at the end of2013.

I believe we have investments to make and we can afford to make them, said Deputy Chief Larry Rider during a special commissioners meetingThursday.

Several stations do not have entry vestibules that allow people to enter the building to use an emergency phone. There are no fire sprinkler systems in the departments two oldest stations, Otis Orchards, built in 1984, and University, built in 1976. Some stations have failing floors, broken cabinetry, leaking roofs and offices that need to be expanded or moved to make them more visible to the public. In the Otis Orchards station, the workout room for the crews is a corner of the truck bay with exercise equipment init.

Rider said he would like to add on to the Otis Orchards station to create a workout room and a sewing room. The sewing machines the department owns are used to repair the turnout gear worn by firefighters, which saves the department money, Rider said. The other stations identified for remodeling projects are Evergreen, Millwood and LibertyLake.

There is also $30,000 in repairs needed to fix damage to the new Administration Building caused by a flock of woodpeckers, Rider said. The birds showed up this spring, drilling holes in the corbels, which are a series of brackets along the edge of theroof.

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Fire department considers remodeling some stations - Sat, 07 Sep 2013 PST