New Hurricane Doors For Two Fire Stations

March 26, 2009

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A contractor is installing new hurricane doors at the Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue this week.

Two area fire stations will get the hurricane retrofits with grant money from the State of Florida.

The doors at the McDavid and Walnut Hill fire stations of Escambia Fire Rescue will be paid for with $35,543 in grants from the Florida Division of Emergency Management.

The grant provides $18,132 for the hurricane shutters at the McDavid Fire Station on North Century Boulevard.

Another $16,411 from the grant money is being used for hurricane shutters for the Walnut Hill Fire Station on Highway 97.

Escambia County applied for the grants back on May 1, 2007.

Pictured above: A contractor is installing new hurricane doors at the Walnut Hill Station of Escambia Fire Rescue. The remaining white door in the photo above is scheduled to be replaced Thursday. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.

Comments

3 Responses to “New Hurricane Doors For Two Fire Stations”

  1. ART on March 26th, 2009 2:57 pm

    THE OLD DOORS WHERE THE WEAKEST PART OF WALNUT HILL’S BUILDING IT WAS BUILT IN 1990 TO HURRICANE STANDARDS WHICH ARE THE TODAY AS THEN !!! SO IT IS MONEY WELL SPENT . THE DOORS WILL BE PAINTED AND NO Curous IT WILL NOT WEAKING THE DOORS

  2. Curious on March 26th, 2009 8:55 am

    The doors are more than likely stronger than the actual building? When was it built and to what code?

    Money well spent????

    Curious

  3. margaret on March 26th, 2009 7:04 am

    ewww…those are ugly. i hope they going to paint them.

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