Crook County Fire and Rescue announced Wednesday it will be upgrading and remodeling the main station in Prineville in coming months. This project was made possible by a Seismic Rehabilitation Grant from the state of Oregon and financing through the Special Public Works Fund, also through Business Oregon.
Officials said this is the first major upgrade to the main station since it was last remodeled in 2006.
The project cost is $4.36 million, including about $2.49 million for the seismic rehabilitation. The project will include individual sleeping quarters for crews, upgraded bathroom facilities, and an update to the kitchen. It also will include health and wellness upgrades, allowing turnouts to be stored separately from the apparatus bay, keeping them separated from the diesel exhaust of the fire engines and ambulances.