KINGMAN – The Northern Arizona Fire District invites everyone to its June 16 open house for its new district headquarters, Fire Station 31. Staff and equipment have vacated the older Station 31 a couple of blocks away and relocated within the much larger and improved facility at 2600 Northern Ave.
Governing Board Chairman Jim Bailey said firefighters won’t miss the former Station 31, an antiquated, rat infested facility with poor access. The District purchased the nearby 12,000 sq. ft. Fire Station 31 building for roughly $500,000 more than a decade ago and another $1.2-million in renovations put the station in service.
“It’s been a great project for the fire district and it should be a station that’s going to last for I hope 40 or 50 years,” Bailey said. “The public can come in and see what we were able to build for about half the money as opposed to buying property and building from the ground up.
Bailey said those who engage in walk through opportunities can observe the new administrative area, conference room, board meeting and training room. He said station bays are positioned further from the roadway affording much better access for engines and other equipment and new exhaust systems will keep the structure free of diesel smoke and carcinogenic exhaust.
The ribbon cutting, open house and walk-through event runs from 12:00 to 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, June 16, at 2600 Northern Ave.
Dave Hawkins
