The new fire station is being built on a piece of town-owned land at 204 Lowell Road, about a mile and a half from the station it will be replace on Burns Hill Road.
It will be better able to accommodate the full-time staff at anywhere from 7,000 to 8,000 square feet.
The new station will have four apparatus bays, a lobby, secured living quarters, an EMS supply room, a decontamination/gear storage room, separate men’s and women’s bathrooms and bedrooms, an exercise room, and mechanical and electrical rooms.