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Neighbors donate grill to new Fire Station No. 2
BY BOB PEPALIS
Representatives from 11 Sandy Springs
neighborhoods stopped by the nearly com
pleted Fire Station No. 2 to present a large
gas barbecue grill they funded for firefight
ers who will be stationed there.
Fire Chief Keith Sanders gave a tour to
the neighbors and explained what new tools
have been installed at the new fire station to
safeguard the firefighters’ health and better
serve the city’s residents.
The Mountaire Springs Neighborhood
Association invited other neighborhoods to
join in funding the present for the firefight
ers at the station.
Twelve firefighters will be stationed out
of the building in a single shift, Sanders
said. Shifts are 24 hours on, and 48 hours
off.
The fire chief had equipment installed in
the new fire station to help clean and de
contaminate the equipment — and the fire
fighters. FFe said science shows that once
firefighters have cleaned themselves and
gone through decontamination, they still
have carcinogens from fire scenes on their
bodies. A one-person sauna with an exercise
bicycle inside can help with that.
“It’s not mandatory, but if you get in
here for 10 minutes, get it to the temper
ature and break a sweat, you can disperse
90% of that toxicity out of your skin,”
Sanders said.
FFe said he took these measures for one
reason: he didn’t want to look a firefighter’s
family in the eye without being able to say
he did everything he could do to give them
a chance to minimize the risk for cancer.
Training features prominently through
out the building, with one area able to use
movable “walls” to create layouts like the
homes and businesses firefighters may find
themselves in, areas to practice rappelling, a
fitness center and a rock wall to help with
hand strength.
A three-day open house will be sched
uled soon to enable the public to take a tour
of the new station, located at the corner of
Johnson Ferry Road and Sandy Springs Cir
cle.
FINE JEWELRY
2090 Dunwoody Club Drive Ste 107
Sandy Springs, GA 30350
770.396.0492
www. Lauderhill s. com
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