FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 24, 2010
Contact: Wayne Avery, (908) 527-4742
Sebastian D’Elia, (908) 527-4419 
 
UNION COUNTY IMPROVEMENT AUTHORITY
OPENS FIRE STATION #1 IN LINDEN 

LINDEN- The Union County Improvement Authority celebrated the opening of the state of the art Linden Fire Station #1 located at 302 South Wood Avenue, which it financed.  The fire station is the second to come online in Linden financed through the Improvement Authority.   

“Assisting our emergency responders with facilities they need to address emergency conditions in an urban environment such as Linden will always be a top priority,” said Charlotte DeFilippo, Executive Director of the Union County Improvement Authority. “With this opening today we continue that progress.” 

Fire Station #1 is a two story, 17,300 Square Foot Facility which includes Chief’s and Fire Prevention Offices and living quarters for ten fire fighters and officers.  The facility includes five vehicle bays, three fire engine bays and two EMS bays. Construction began in September of 2008 on the $5,495,000 project awarded to W.D. Snyder Company. 

Fire Station # 2 was the first to come online in September of 2008 through financing from the Improvement Authority. Located on W. St. Georges Avenue the building’s design received a merit award from the Fire Industry Equipment Research Organization (FIERO) for efficient use of available space and a façade that reads as a fire station. 
 

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