It’s no secret that the city of Twin Falls continues to grow, and with that growth, comes a demand for services, such as the police, and fire.
“We respond to not only fires calls, but EMS calls, we are an all-hazards department, is what we call that, not only do we respond to ems, but hazardous materials, car accidents, ropes, rescues, kind of a gambit,” said Fire Chief Les Kenworthy.
Because of the aging stations and the growing population, two new stations as well as a training center are in the works.
Fire station number 2 is currently being built on Cheney Drive.
“With the new stations, it will allow us to, again, put the apparatus that we have sitting outside indoors, which is where it needs to be, which reduces wear and tear on our assets, versus having them sit outside all winter, not to mention, a more rapid response,” said Kenworthy.