Chelan County Fire District 1 said its new fire station in South Wenatchee is under construction. Construction began last week. The new station will be 4,800 square feet. The station is expected to be fully functional by the start of 2018. Chelan County Fire District 1 Chief Mike Burnett says station 13 will have living spaces for four to five fire fighters and will be staffed 24/7. Funding for the $1.8 million building comes from a Community Development Block Grant and a low interest rural development loan. And there’s another construction project in the works, Chelan County Fire District 1’s new administration building is in its planning phase. The new station will be built in the 700 block on Wenatchee Avenue.