Firefighters and emergency medical technicians with the American Township Fire Department’s Station 2 now have a new place to call home. Located at 2110 Edgewood Drive, the same site as Station 2’s predecessor, the new station is now in operation, with firefighters and equipment moved in as of Wednesday. While the original station, built in 1988, was "well-built for its time," according to American Township Fire Chief Thomas Hadding, it was time for a change.
Construction of the new facility started in July 2016, and to accommodate the transition, firefighters at Station 2 were housed behind Toys R Us and the old Gold’s Gym, 2296 Elida Road, with two trailers on site for sleeping quarters.
The $2.3 million facility offers numerous improvements from the previous facility, including a third bay with larger bay doors, equipment storage in a contained area with fresh air intake, greater separation between the apparatus bay and the kitchen and living quarters, a more secured entryway into the station with security cameras and a larger parking and turnaround area for fire trucks. Funding for the building was made possible thanks to the renewal of a 4.85 mill and a 4 mill levy.