The City of Wilder (KY) will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony for its new station, located at 522 Licking Pike, on Saturday at 4 p.m., reports rcnky.com. The station has been functional since fall of 2020, but, due to COVID-19, a proper ribbon-cutting ceremony was delayed.

The 14,000-square-foot station is equipped with administrative offices, living quarters, four apparatus bays, a vehicle exhaust removal system, frequent ambient air changeover, separation of the station into zones, decontamination areas, and other features that are designed to reduce post-incident and daily exposure to carcinogens.

The facility replaces the two existing stations, located at the north and south ends of the city.

E-ONE—Newton (MA) Fire Department pumper. Typhoon with 12-inch vista roof cab and chassis; Cummins L9 450-hp engine; Hale Qflo 1,250-gpm pump; 780-gallon polypropylene water tank; Harrison 6-kW generator; severe-duty dash package; “Clean Cab” features with active air purification system in cab. Dealer: Mark MacDonald, Greenwood Emergency Vehicles, North Attleboro, MA.

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