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What’s that structure going up behind Summerfield Fire Department on Summerfield Road?

Summerfield Fire Chief Chris Johnson told us that when the fire district hired a full-time mechanic over a year ago, they knew they needed to add space for him to adequately work on the district’s apparatus fleet, which serves three stations (Station 9 on Summerfield Road, Station 29 on Scalesville Road and Station 39 on Lake Brandt Road).

Winston-Salem-based D.R. Reynolds Company was subsequently hired to construct a two-bay, 40-foot x 60-foot x 30-foot maintenance facility behind Station 9 on Summerfield Road, with an additional 27-foot x 8-foot storage and compressor room at the back of the building.

“One of the bays will have an in-ground lift to raise our apparatus –the main reason for the height requirement is to ensure we have appropriate overhead clearance,” Johnson said. Initially, the project was to be completed by May, but securing permits and workforce delays pushed the projected completion date to midOctober (weather permitting), Johnson told us.

“I can tell you that since we added our mechanic, our trucks’ out-ofservice time has dropped significantly and our preventative maintenance care has improved, which I believe will extend the life of our trucks,” Johnson noted.

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