DeKalb County has started a $5-million project to replace a fire station built 76 years ago, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution.
The two-story, 15,000-square foot building will include new design layouts to better protect firefighters’ health.
The current fire station was built in 1945 and cost $13,000 to build. The station lacks space for modern fire trucks and doesn’t include facilities for women.
Hear from Fire Chief Darnell Fullum at the Groundbreaking Ceremony for Fire Station No. 7 on Columbia Drive. Continue to watch live at https://t.co/sFB0VK0vmt pic.twitter.com/jFwLjTSn3c
— DeKalb County TV (@DCTVChannel23) February 10, 2021
The new fire station is the first of several the county will build using Special Purpose Local Optional Sales Tax (SPLOST) funds.
