he 12,000 square foot station will have several features not found in the current station including sleeping areas allowing crews to stay at the station 24-7. The station will encompass four standard drive through bays, wash bays as well as office space.

Alderman Harry Osterman who was determined to turn the firehouse into a place for the benefit of the local communtiy said in a statement,“On behalf of our entire Edgewater community, I’m very excited that Chicago Filmmakers will breathe new life into the firehouse. We look forward to many years of community partnership.”

The renovation should take seven to eight months. It will include the construction of a new movie theater, elevator, exit stairs, plumbing, electrical, HVAC, sewer and water lines. The Filmmakers are woking with award-winning architectural firm Bureau of Architecture and Design and Finnegan Development. The total cost of the project is around $1 million.

Because the county purchased almost all of its vehicles at the same time after assuming control of ambulance operations in January 2015, Hansen explained to officials that it would then require all the vehicles to be replaced at about the same time.

The ambulance had left Winter Haven Hospital and was on its way back to its station in Nalcrest when it jumped a curb and hit the power pole. A paramedic and EMT were in the ambulance. Neither were hurt.