PHOTOS: The Wausau Fire Department is looking into building a new fire station. The fire chief said now is the time to start talking about making a change.
What was once named the most ‘Most Modern in Nation’ is now outgrown, according to Wausau Fire Chief Robert Barteck.
The shiny new station got the name from the Wausau Daily Record-Herald. It appeared on the front cover on May 18th, 1962.
“It cost the city at that time $340,000 to complete the station. So for $5,600 a year now over the last 60 years we’ve been able to utilize this fire station,” said Chief Barteck.
Chief Barteck said a new station is now necessary.
“It does not meet the needs of the community anymore,” said Chief Barteck.
He said the building was very well built at that time and was a very modern design in 1960. However, there’s been a lot of changes in the fire service over that time.