PHOTO: Width-wise, it’s comparable to a medium-sized bathroom. Compared to the three acres of land the Chippewa Falls Fire Department’s new station sits on, that isn’t very much. But the training tower is Chief Mike Hepfler’s favorite place on the whole lot, which is located at 1301 Chippewa Crossing Boulevard. “It was planned right at the beginning, something I started off with after visiting many fire stations,” Hepfler said. “We put a lot of thought into it because we want to make it so we can get all our training in.” In his free time, Hepfler and his wife planned trips to go visit fire stations, see what they were doing and get an idea of what would work for his department.