WYOMING, Mich. (WOOD) — Fire crews in Wyoming will now be able to serve their busiest district even faster.
For the first time ever, Fire Station 2 on Division Avenue south of 44th Street is fully staffed 24/7.
“It had been open in the past just with daytime responders and paid on-call, but we saw the need for having 24-hour coverage in a district that handles about 3,000 calls per year,” Acting Fire Chief Dennis Van Tassell said.
The Wyoming Fire Department hosted a community open house Monday night to celebrate the reopening of the station.
“We’re just really thankful for the support that we continue to get from the Wyoming community,” Van Tassell said.
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A $4 million public safety millage passed by Wyoming voters in May 2023 provided funding for renovations, the addition of 12 firefighters and a new platform truck. Van Tassell added that federal American Rescue Plan Act funds were also used for renovations to make the facility livable 24/7. The station now has a dining room, kitchen, male and female locker rooms, laundry, five individual bunkrooms and a fitness area.