AWENDAW S.C. (WCBD) The Awendaw-McClellanville Consolidated Fire District is nearing their date of completion for their newest firehouse, Station No.7. According to Battalion Chief Mike Browers, the dream forthe structure beganabout 7 yearsago.

Battalion Chief Browers said, it all started with their yearly audit after it was discovered that the area of Paradise Island was one of the areas that we were deficient in fire protection. He said after recognizing the weakness, they created a temporary station where a tent was put up. Underneath that tent was a singular unstaffed fire truck.

The structure being put up now is a 4,000 square foot buildingwith multiple pieces of equipment chosen with their surroundings in mind.

We dont have yah know, fire hydrants.Sowe use the pondsand the intercoastal, and whatever water source we can use. So really the technology that we had added to the station is mainly safety features. That would be the extractor and also the vent system that hooks to the firetruck. And we dont have either one of those in any other station that we got.

As for the location, Chief Browers said its able to reaching thepeoplethey want to reach, and the positionnear Half Way CreekRoad could belife-saving.

Weve had several traffic crashes over the years in between steed creek road andGuerinsbridge road on halfway creek road. Several fatality wrecks, its been avery dangerous stretch of road.Sothis, were hoping being on, weve got a station closer to steed creekthis will be down towards the end. Well be able to meet in the middle and cut response times to that areaof our district.

For nowStation 7 answers roughly 1500 calls a year,but with new developments coming to the areait will prove its worth both for now and thefuture.

Despite the usual construction delays that they have had, Station No. 7 should be open to the public and operating by the end of this August or early September.Chief Browers said hes excited to be open for the community, whether its to assist them, or have a cup of coffee.

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