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City of Grand Rapids cuts the ribbon on new fire station

Grand Rapids Fire Department Station No. 1o ribbon cutting ceremony
City of Grand Rapids
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City of Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Fire Department Station No. 1o ribbon cutting ceremony

Grand Rapids Fire Department emergency response times to Burton Heights, Garfield Park and surrounding neighborhoods are enhanced.

Fire Station No. 10 located at 1823 Division Avenue South, is now open and operational after the city celebrated its ribbon cutting ceremony.

It features three-bays and drive-through apparatus bays, firefighter dorm rooms, officer’s quarters, modern kitchen, dining areas and a fitness room.

The city of Grand Rapids says $12 million, nearly 19,000-square-foot is designed to serve area residents and businesses for the next 75 to 100 years.

Patrick joined WGVU Public Media in December, 2008 after eight years of investigative reporting at Grand Rapids' WOOD-TV8 and three years at WYTV News Channel 33 in Youngstown, Ohio. As News and Public Affairs Director, Patrick manages our daily radio news operation and public interest television programming. An award-winning reporter, Patrick has won multiple Michigan Associated Press Best Reporter/Anchor awards and is a three-time Academy of Television Arts & Sciences EMMY Award winner with 14 nominations.