One of the busiest and oldest fire stations in Modesto is starting to show it’s age, forcing its firefighters to move out while it gets some much-needed repairs.
Modesto Fire Station #1 was built in 1939 and is falling apart. So, starting this week, firefighters will move to the administration building next door so deteriorating areas can be brought back to life. Chief Alan Ernst says a roof leak in the fire station is the worst of the damage. Water leaking from the rooftop in the four corners for the two-story building caused parts of the ceiling to fall down, including above the dormitories where firefighters sleep.
“Up until this point we’ve been able to keep the firefighters here safely, but now with the amount of water coming in, the wet winter we’re having, there’s a concern of what are the after effects,” Ernst said.