Oak Grove Assistant Chief Paul Summers said the station will feature four bays. It will serve as a satellite station where firefighters can go to get equipment and respond more quickly to calls in the southern portion of their service area.

The lower half of the district lies south of 41st Street and north of 51st Street between 241st E. Ave. and the Verdigris River.

Oak Grove’s existing station, built in 1996, is located at 395 S. 273rd E. Ave. There are 30 men and women serving with the volunteer fire department.

The new engine, which will replace the old Engine No. 1, was made possible by a $405,000 federal grant the fire department received in 2014. The city of Sycamore chipped in a small amount to cover the difference between the grant and the cost of the engine. Polarek said the new engine, which took just about a year to build, was necessary because the old 1979 Mack engine was past its service life.

Sycamore Mayor Ken Mundy said the department and city were blessed with the grant because it saved the taxpayers a lot of money.

“The ’79 Mack served us well, but this is an opportunity to provide a state-of-the-art engine with new technology, and that’s a wonderful thing for the city,” he said.