FORT SMITH, Ark. — The City of Fort Smith purchased a new maintenance facility for the Fort Smith Fire Department (FSFD) located at 5601 and 5715 Wheeler Avenue.
The 10,000-square-foot building is located on around 10.7 acres at 5601 and 5715 Wheeler Avenue. The facility has tall bay doors and a high ceiling, which the city says is ideal for large fire trucks.
The facility has the space to store reserve fire trucks and other ready-to-use equipment. They plan to use the extra land for apparatus training and testing as well.
FSFD has been using Fire Station No. 5 on Spradling Avenue for maintenance tasks. The city said the recent purchase will allow the fire department to get a lot more done to prepare for their job at hand.
"Not only do the limitations of Fire Station No. 5 force us to work on one apparatus at a time, but it also forces us to do maintenance work outdoors due to its inadequate amount of space," Fort Smith Fire Chief Boyd Waters said. "This new facility is a game-changer, enabling us to enhance our service capabilities and ensure the highest level of readiness for our community."
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