COWETA, Okla. — After years of planning and operating out of temporary facilities, construction is underway for the new Coweta fire station.
Coweta faced several challenges when it comes to its fire station.
They've operated out of a mobile home for four years while the new station is being constructed. On June 29, crews poured the concrete foundation at the new location, just north of the intersection of 305th and Highway 51.
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Coweta Fire Chief Brian Woodward shared what this means for him and his crew, “We’re excited to have concrete because we know we can actually go up and start building and see signs of the station coming up in other ways.”
A permanent fire station gives Coweta firefighters a base of operations, improving things in every aspect for the crew. If everything goes to plan, the new station opens sometime next Summer.
“We’re cramped quarters right now," Woodward said. "Everybody is storing stuff straight up, we don't have assigned lockers, we don't have the luxuries of a normal fire station. So, the ability to have a little bit more freedom and have more of a private setting to study, to train, everything. Everything will improve with every line item that we work with.”
For Cowetans, it means added peace of mind knowing emergency resources have everything they need for years to come.
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