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About Sandy post. (Sandy, Oregon) 1938-current | View Entire Issue (July 9, 1981)
SANDY, OREGON THURSDAY. JULY 9 1981 The Sa ndy Post lication, open house today new Sandy fire station in tlie 1930 s the city of Sandy bought a Model T Ford, outfitted as a chemical ii uck, and made it available for anyone to use whenever the fire whistle blew There was one problem, however The chemical truck leaked so badly at the seams that the clothes of the firelighters would be full of holes from chemical burns Times have changed since then Today. Sandy Eire District 72 is cut ting the ribbon on a $460,464 addition to its main fire station that will have the capacity of housing up to 13 pieces of firefighting apparatus, providing sleep mg space for 10 firefighters and holding rx‘ me sleeping quarters, which will eventually provide space for to firefighters Now the building accom modates four and a sleeper program with two firefighters staying at the sta tion on weekends will begin in less than a month I hat move should improve district response times and lengthen the time the fire district can rely on volunteers for alarm response The space not currently used for sleeping quarters has been turned over to the volunteers as a recreation are;» A tap out allows the firefighter* to turn off all appliances, open a door and sound the siren at the touch of one but ton when an alarm sounds The two and one half story tower in front holds a double pleasure for the district For the first time the district has a hose drying tower - a feature which will lengthen the life of the hoses I he outside of the tower w ill be used tor practice will ladders and get the volunteers used to climbing into a win dow Iro n a ladder when they suited up in their "turnouts ” And just like on television, the Sandy T ire Station now a pole, two in fact, for the firefighters to slide down when the alarm sounds 1 H fl ; ü S IB 0 The expanded facilities of the ne »ideo screen foi public presenta new station (m iddle) has two ste storage, holding up to 13 vehklc • left > a* Way ne Ta» lor show s how new station is a far cr» from the dy f ire Department station include a used b» chief Hob Kalhhe (top); the ow and twice as much ha» space for dher new feature is the sliding pole I from the second floor to the ha» ; the lies of l*H3 (pictured at right). Photo courtesy of Sandy Fire District
