Democrat Herald
TANGENT - The Tangent Fire District will use a nearly $1.2 million seismic rehabilitation grant to retrofit the 12,000-square-foot fire Station 71 to withstand a massive earthquake. The $1.163 million grant comes from Business Oregon, which Tangent Fire Chief Scott Casebolt said provides funding to upgrade critical public buildings such as fire stations and schools.
The station was constructed in 1989, and new earthquake standards were released in 1997. The Tangent Fire District paid $8,000 for a company to complete an engineering study focused on the building's needs in the event of a major earthquake.
Casebolt said key projects will include new roof sheeting and removing the roller bay doors and replacing them with sliding doors that will open even if the building flexes.
“The front door posts will also be replaced with welded I-beams,” he said.
