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RALEIGH – Today we uploaded another Enhanced map, this time showing the call volume of Raleigh’s 28 engine companies for 2012.
The map shows the fire station response zones, the location of the station and a weighted graphic showing how busy each company was in relation to others.
HENDERSON COUNTY – The Hendersonville Planning Board Monday gave the green light to a new city fire station planned for 604 Sugarloaf Road, recommending the rezoning sought by planners.
Final approval for the rezoning and permit will come before City Council next month.
The nearly 11,000-square-foot firehouse proposed for the 11.56-acre site will be located at the front of the property. A new 150-foot telecommunication tower will also be built.
The firehouse and tower will join a 29,675-square-foot warehouse and two 3,302-square-foot sheds already on the property.
“The existing warehouse and shed buildings are vacant,” Planning Director Susan Anderson told the board. “The new telecommunication tower will accommodate five antennas for the purpose of transmitting emergency services communications and water meter communications.”
“The site plan shows the addition of a 10,906-square-foot free-standing building to the site,” Anderson said. “Along with accommodating the basic needs of a fire station, the building will include a multi-purpose room with seating for 45 persons available to city staff and the general public for special events and training.”
The site plan denotes 42 parking spaces, and the city aims to improve the site’s stormwater management by replacing compacted gravel areas with grass.
Read the rest of this article at BlueRidgeNow.com.
RALEIGH – The 1961 American LaFrance of the Raleigh Fire Department has been relocated from Fire Station 9 on Six Forks Road to Fire Station 28 on Forestville Road.
This move allowed all of the antique apparatus to be housed in one location and also allows a space for the 5th Battalion at Fire Station 9.
Fire Apparatus Antiques on FDmaps.com.
Lee Wilson photo.
MORRISVILLE – Here’s a photo of the new Morrisville Fire Rescue Station 1 located at 200 Town Hall Drive.
The station replaced one located at Chapel Hill Road (Highway 54) and Morrisville Carpenter Road.
The new station was occupied in March of 2012.
RALEIGH – Today we made major updates and additions to our FDmaps.com page dedicated to Training Facilities.
We were able to add facility specifics to many records.
In addtion, we added the following new records:
Thanks to John White and Phil Batts for additional information on this category.
We are looking for assistance on the following locations and facilities:
Henderson Fire Station 2
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