Plans were recently approved for Liberty County Fire Services’ Miller Park (GA) Fire Station project, according to a report on CoastalCourier.com.

The new facility, the report said, will serve as the main headquarters for the Liberty County Fire Services, bearing offices to the fire chief, deputy chief and fire marshal. Plans for the new facility include a large training area on the ground floor that will also be open to the public for certain events.

The ground floor will also have bays to accommodate several trucks and vehicle apparatus, in addition to a decontamination room and a gym. The second floor will house the living area for firefighters.

According to a report on BayNews9.com, the Hillsborough County (FL) Firefighters Union said that a lack of funding has caused the county to fall behind on its public safety plan.

Union officials said that county firefighters are “overutilized” and that there’s a growing need for more firehouses, the report noted.

The 2003 Fire Rescue Master Plan, which was updated in 2019, showed that 24 new stations were needed to sustain population growth through 2030. 

Recently, the County Commission approved updates to another station, and new stations are currently being built in Riverview and Brandon, the report said.

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