Fire Territory Board Updated On Station Renovation
The weather outside has been frightful the last month or so, but that hasn’t delayed work on fire station No. 1 in Syracuse. Turkey Creek Fire Chief Mickey Scott told the Turkey Creek Fire Territory Board on Thursday the work is still on schedule, to be completed in mid-June.
“They had guys there to clean off the snow even if they couldn’t work,” Scott told the board.
The decking for the second floor has been installed and interior and exterior walls have been set. The exhaust piping for the first floor furnaces in the north bay area have been relocated, natural gas lines for the second floor have been completed so they can be connected to the second floor and the sprinkler system has been installed on the first floor.
Trusses have been set and the decking for the roof has been installed. The north stairway and hose tower have also been blocked in.
During comments from the floor, one firefighter did raise a concern asking any mold issues be addressed as the renovation continues. There were leaks in the bay area and the kitchen area. Scott said the matter has been addressed with the contractor and the panels that were damaged by the water were set to be pulled out anyway.
Board president Kim Cates said she would research a bit into the matter and report back to the board next month.
Scott said he would like the utility pole behind the station moved so it would be easier to get trucks in and out of the truck bay. After some discussion as to who owned the pole and where it might be relocated to, board member Brian Woody suggested Scott discuss the matter with town manager Henry DeJulia who might have some contacts that could help.
The fire department has been in contact with Life Star Rescue which will be handling the equipment truck renovation. An order for the chassis has been sent to International Harvester. The equipment truck will probably be sent to Life Star sometime in March for the renovation.
The fire territory board approved $4,000 for an 8,000-watt generator with an automatic transfer switch installed on the radio repeater. The generator will run on LP gas.
Scott said after researching the matter, LP gas would be the most feasible option for a fuel supply.
Engine No. 5 and medic No. 8 was returned to International Harvester in South Bend for repairs. Engine 5 had an obstructed coolant line and medic 8 had a fuel injection control module that needed replacement. Due to the extreme cold, some damage was done to the water valves and foam pump on engine 5 going back and forth to South Bend. The department mechanic is working on those repairs in house.
Public employee retirement fund forms were passed out to department employees who are interested in moving to a 77 Police and Fire PERF. The board approved the department moving forward with the physical and medal examinations required for the 77 PERF.