Dorchester County Fire Station 21 on Ladson Road is now closed as construction begins on a $3.3 million remodeling project, reports live5news.com.

The project will see the station razed and rebuilt so it faces the road. The new facility will have four bays, office space, living quarters, a weight room, a decon room, and at least six bunkrooms, the report says.

The project is currently $300,000 over its original budget, and construction is expected to be completed next year, according to the report.

Department officials say they moved the fire trucks to Station 22, about four miles away, while EMS services went to a Summerville station one mile away. While this has some residents concerned, officials insist that there will not be a disruption in service.

The city of Waco is planning to hold the grand opening of its Fire Station 6 on Wednesday evening.

The festivities begin at 6 p.m. with a ribbon-cutting ceremony before the grand opening at 6:45. There will be station tours at 7, then an outdoor movie at 7:45.

“Outdoor movie, food trucks, popcorn, station tours & more! Movie: Planes: Fire & Rescue! (Bring chairs/blankets for movie. Food trucks open around 6pm.)” the city writes on twitter.

We hope you're planning to join us 3/23, Waco! Celebrate the grand opening of @WacoTXFire Station 6! Outdoor movie, food trucks, popcorn, station tours & more! Movie: Planes: Fire & Rescue! (Bring chairs/blankets for movie. Food trucks open around 6pm.) pic.twitter.com/It53Otcqnx

— City of Waco, Texas (@cityofwaco) March 20, 2022

By Bill Adkins

When building a fire apparatus with front or rear intakes, most manufacturers don’t take into consideration whether the department using it may need to draft from those intakes. If you have ever tried pulling a draft from the front or rear intake with an empty water tank, then you know how difficult that may be. When using front or rear intakes, the primer at the pump housing must move tremendous amounts of air before reaching the water source. What can we request on our build sheet to accommodate such situations? One fix is adding a second primer to those long intakes.

Pumps are tested when built (and annually) to ensure all components are in working order and to verify the pump capabilities. During this test they are almost always tested using the side intakes. This has significantly less cubic feet of air than using the front or rear intakes. Because of this, additional primers are not installed unless requested from the buyer.

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