The station is located on Door County C, several hundred feet north of its intersection of State 57.  

Finishing touches on the combination fire station and ambulance facility required the trucks to park in the new building, according to BUG Fire Chief Curt Vandertie. They had to be in place in order for workers to adjust the new building's exhaust ventilation system, he said.

That one feature of  the  new station widely separates it from the 50-year-old station now vacated, less than a mile north on Door County DK.

Station 1 downtown received a “fair” score of 3.3. The committee has discussed whether it would be better to relocate or to rebuild on the existing site.

 

However, if the Twin Falls Police Department could use that space at its Public Safety Complex, the fire department could evaluate costs and benefits of moving to another site.

 

Station 2 on Falls Avenue received a “poor” rating of 2.5.

The new facility -- which meets the National Fire Protection Association’s standards for training new and existing firefighters -- includes an administration building, training and safety building, a Class A burn building for combustible materials such as wood pallets and straw, and a Class B burn building with propane live fire props. “That building also features a five-story training tower that is able to simulate the various urban environments (and building configurations) for training scenarios,” Jackson added.  

The first floor includes a hotel lobby, and warehouse and retail space; apartments, private offices and cubicles make up the second and third floors; hotel rooms and balconies on the fourth; and suites and apartments on the fifth.