[quote name='Nozzleman71' date='25 March 2010 - 02:34 PM' timestamp='1269551672' post='372295']
It was on google and it was about station 10 and how it was costing to much to put the poles in the new station 10 and how the city was complaining about it. I just googled it to find it. Thanks for the info.
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Erik,
I read about the fire pole news. It's sad to see another fire tradition fade away.
The state Department of Labor and Industries safety regulation that was adopted in 1996 prohibits the installation of fire poles in new fire stations, with an exception, as long as certain ($expensive$) safety features are provided. This must have been the reason for the ruckus when new station 10 went in with poles. The city officials complained that the installation costs of poles was excessive, priced at $15,000 each. Existing stations, so far, can retain their poles. I've been told the remodeled section of station 17 will retain their poles, and include access to the new apparatus floor.
It was on google and it was about station 10 and how it was costing to much to put the poles in the new station 10 and how the city was complaining about it. I just googled it to find it. Thanks for the info.
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Erik,
I read about the fire pole news. It's sad to see another fire tradition fade away.
The state Department of Labor and Industries safety regulation that was adopted in 1996 prohibits the installation of fire poles in new fire stations, with an exception, as long as certain ($expensive$) safety features are provided. This must have been the reason for the ruckus when new station 10 went in with poles. The city officials complained that the installation costs of poles was excessive, priced at $15,000 each. Existing stations, so far, can retain their poles. I've been told the remodeled section of station 17 will retain their poles, and include access to the new apparatus floor.
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