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Usa Space Center Station Closure
e Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Florida, is set to close one of its three re stations this year, forcing between 12 and 20 re ghters out of a job. Fire Station 3, the closest to the Artemis I launch pad, has not responded to a re call in ve years, with the two other stations handling 90% of emergency calls. Nevertheless, Local 525 Union President Kevin Smith said the decision was confusing. “ ere has never been more activity on both Kennedy Space Center or Cape Canaveral Air Station, and eliminating these jobs just makes no sense. e three re stations don’t have a traditional response program for structural res like departments responding to residential neighbourhoods, but they do cover a wide area that includes Playalinda Beach and federal wildlife areas.”