As the region enters the hottest, driest season, southern Stevens County has two new fire stations to help keep on top of danger.
Stevens County Fire District 1 Fire Chief Mike Bucy welcomed dozens of community members to an open house earlier this summer to celebrate the opening of the district’s Station 8 in Suncrest as well as a new Station 2 on state Highway 292 in Loon Lake.
Station 8, which is near Lakeside High School, is 12,500 square feet and has five truck bays, three of which are drive-through bays. The building also includes a conference room, a decontamination room, a workout room, a full kitchen, a living room and offices.