A Hillsborough County Fire Station is under construction in Brandon. The new building will not only help with response times but also help reduce cancer exposure in firefighters.
ABC Action News got an inside look as the construction was underway at the location right off West Brandon Boulevard on Pauls Drive.
Firefighters are subject to cancer 20-30% more than the general public.
The new building aims to help with that, taking prime concern with what happens after rescuers respond to a fire. "The features of this station include a decon area so when they return from a fire, they can quickly decon. We have a rule in the fire services shower within the hour after the fire. So they can come back, they can get off the apparatus, go straight into a shower, take off their bunker gear, take off their uniforms, and get that all cleaned up before they go into any other part of the station," explained Hillsborough County Fire Chief Dennis Jones.