Demolition crews were tasked Tuesday, Sept. 24 with demolishing what’s left of Goshen Township Station 18, local12.com reported. The demolition will make way for a new facility that will go up in its place.

The station stood for 40 years before it took a direct hit from a tornado in July 2022.

• Goshen (OH) Fire Station 18 Recovery Efforts Underway Following Tornado

“Today was a bittersweet day for Local 3932 members as we said goodbye to 40 years of memories,” Goshen Township Professional Firefighters IAFF Local 3932 said in a Facebook post. “In a matter of hours, Station 18, which took a direct hit from a tornado in July of 2022, was reduced to several piles of rubble. The last remaining member of the original ‘6 pack’, Unit 2 Captain Robert Rose, was given the honor of taking the first swing at the building, marking the start of the demolition. In just 400 days, we will hopefully be opening a brand new, state of the art Station 18 which will boast several integrated training props to aid in on site training of our members, as well as many updated features which will hopefully reduce job related illness. Local 3932 is excited to finally see forward progress and excited for what the future holds.”

In May, the trustees approved a contract with Conger Construction for the demolition and rebuilding of Station 18, the union said in a May Facebook post.

“In the next few months we will start to see a lot of activity on the site. We are close to finalizing the plans. Once these are complete we will release the architects rendering of the overall building design and floor plan. They are estimating that it will take 349 days to construct the new station from the day we break ground. We would like to thank our citizens and our elected officials for your support during this process.”

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