Excerpts from wifr.com:
Some of the Rockford fire stations are seeing the wear and tear from decades of use. From the toilets to the showers to the roof and even the living quarters Rockford Fire Station 10 is just one of the many stations in need of some serious repairs.
“We’ve cleaned the floors and the toilet and everything it’s just old. I’ve been at this station for 12 13 years,” says Rockford Fire Lt. Kathleen Macias.
“All of our stations were built prior to 1989 except for station 3 which was built 2016,” says Rockford Fire Chief Derek Bergsten.
Built in 1957, Station 10 is nearly six decades old, and like many others was built at a time when mostly men were on the department. At 3900 square feet the station only has one shower and two small bathrooms, and with 6 people including three women space can be tight.
The city is looking at putting together a schedule to determine which stations have to be rebuilt and or relocated as well as what repairs need to be made to bring some of them up to current modern standards. The cost for rebuilding a station is estimated anywhere from $5 to $6 million.
