Visible construction work has started to rebuild Eufaula’s Northside Fire Station.
The March tornado crumpled the building. Thursday, construction crews had a new frame up for the facility.
“Get things back to normal. They’re in a makeshift station, so they can service residents on this end of town. It’s great to get this done and it’s going to be super nice,” said Mayor Jack Tibbs.
Tibbs says the city had to re-engineer the design and update codes for the structure. He says they’ve added a stronger, wider metal framework for the building and doubled the number of bolts used to hold the structure down on the foundation. But it’s not just the framework that will include safety upgrades - it carries over to what’s inside the building.