Lakeland Fire Department Newsletter

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The Lakeland Fire Department

Issue 1, Summer 2013

Improvements on the Horizon In this Issue Improvements 1 Spotlight

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Promotions

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Community

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Upcoming

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Pro iles

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Outreach

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Rescue

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Awards

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Around the St. 14 Celebrate

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Architect’s rendering of what new Station 7 will look like.

The new fiscal year is bringing many exciting improvements to the Lakeland Fire Department. Most notably, the department will be ushering in a new Station 7. During the last fiscal year, a grassroots community effort led to the approval of opening a seventh station. The current station is housed in a temporary facility at the Lakeland Linder Regional Airport until the new state of the art fire station is ushered in by late 2014. Bids for its construction are currently being accepted and once a contractor is selected, a ground breaking ceremony will be held in late fall. The building will feature four apparatuses, two designated for airport purposes and two to serve the community. The station will also stand out compared to the department’s other stations due to its modern and environmentally conscious design. The new station’s construction isn’t the only improvement the department will be seeing. Station 3’s security features are currently being enhanced with the addition of a new automatic gate, much like the one currently installed at Station 4, as well as additional lighting on both the north and west sides of the building. These additional security measures are expected to be completed by the end of September.

Another development for Station 3 is the installation of a new traffic signal in hopes of making entry and exit safer onto busy US 98 N. The signal has been something many at the department have been wanting for several years and now with cooperation from departments throughout the city as well as the Florida Department of Transportation its installation is anticipated for the end of October. The new signal’s instillation required additional road construction which has slightly delayed the effort. Other Improvements in the Coming Fiscal Year The newly approved budget will also allow for the following projects: • The purchase of a new USAR trailer • The replacement of Automatic External Defibrillator’s for quick deployment • New software for Fire Safety Management • Replacement of Personal Escape Systems • Increase in funding for the current AARF program • A master study to re-asses the current training center

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