Van Buren (ME) Fire Department’s station, built in 1972, has some deficiencies and safety concerns, enough so the town is looking for grant money to replace it, according to a report published by the Fiddlehead Focus.
The station is a cinderblock structure with trucks parked above meeting areas and offices, according to the published report, which added the floor is sinking and needs repairs. It is also leaking and not big enough to house the department’s fleet, the paper also reported.
Town and fire department officials are looking for a site for the new fire station which they hope to fund with Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) grant money, according to the newspaper.
If federal money becomes available, Van Buren officials hope to erect a pre-fabricated building on a parcel of land adjacent to the town offices, one that is large enough with big bay doors to accommodate all the apparatus as well as a large training trailer, the paper said.