VIDEO: A new fire station is coming to Eagle along Highway 55 at Beacon Light, where the Bureau of Land Management is working with the city to boost their wildfire response capabilities through a partnership. The collaboration between the BLM and the Eagle Fire Protection District will mark the first time crews from both agencies will operate out of the same station, creating a strategic location for emergency response in the area. Chad Cline, BLM Boise District Fire Public Information Officer, explained that the BLM has been searching for a permanent location for years.
“The BLM [has] been looking for years for a permanent home. We’ve jumped from Middleton to Star and all those places,” said Cline. “Now, we’re in the development phase of getting a station.” The funding for the project represents a joint effort between multiple agencies. “Some of it may come from the BLM, some of it from Eagle Fire Protection District,” said Cline. “And then the BLM helping with the architectural side of the designs and that kind of stuff.”
