PHOTOS: Last Saturday, April 20, the Westfield Fire Department (WFD) welcomed several hundred community members through the doors of Station 81 at 17001 Ditch Road.
The newest of Westfield’s three stations replaces the former space shared with the Westfield Police Department in Westfield’s Public Safety Building at 17535 Dartown Road, which was built in 1997.
Fire Chief Rob Gaylor said the WFD had outgrown the former facility, and he was proud to be able to show citizens of Westfield how their tax dollars will help the WFD serve them better.
The new 36,000 square-foot facility includes eight bays from which the WFD will run an engine, which holds 750 gallons of water plus hoses, a ladder truck, and a medic unit, as well as vehicles for the battalion chief, field resource paramedics, and a safety officer.