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New fire station for Lockport Township FPD (more)

This from Hunter Klinger:

Lockport Station 1 is opened on Friday March 31

New fire station for the Lockport Township FPD. Hunter Klinger photo

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This entry was posted on April 9, 2017, 7:00 AM and is filed under Fire Department History, Fire Department News, FIre Stations. You can follow any responses to this entry through RSS 2.0. Both comments and pings are currently closed.

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• #1 by CrabbyMilton on April 10, 2017 - 8:54 AM

  

  I’ll capitalize on my previous comment in that if the motor or other component craps out, they don’t have to drag out a big ladder or platform to fix it since the equipment would be at about ground level. Plus, it would be much easier in that event to push it open after disengaging it rather than lifting it and who’s tall enough for that?

• #2 by MABAS 21 on April 10, 2017 - 8:05 AM

  

  Besides aesthetics, bi-fold doors open much faster, around 7 seconds, compared to traditional roll-up doors which are around 14-21 seconds. They are tornado/hurricane wind resistant.

• #3 by CrabbyMilton on April 10, 2017 - 6:37 AM

  

  Perhaps nostalgia. Or, there is no danger of a door crashing down on anyone’s head.

• #4 by Michael M on April 9, 2017 - 5:08 PM

  

  Very Nice looking station. Is there any benefit to going with the accordian doors?

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