The city’s firehouses need more than a fresh coat of paint. The fire department says it needs to replace all three stations — and look at building more — in the coming years.
A recent open house was an opportunity to pitch the plan, answer questions and give the public a glimpse of the future of the Twin Falls Fire Department.
Roughly 450 curious townsfolk wandered through fire department headquarters last week to pick up fire safety tips, check out the station, and have their blood pressure tested by college students for free.
While Fire Marshal Tim Lauda offered advice for preventing and surviving home fires — keep your bedroom door closed, look into buying a stove-top fire suppressor — open house attendees perused a photo display of sleek, modern firehouses from around the country, each a potential model for the new stations Twin Falls hopes to build in the coming years.