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2022

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A potential site for the city of Bella Vista's new fire training tower is being tested, according to Bella Vista Communications Director Cassi Lapp. She said originally a site had been chosen on the south side of the city, however, it was in a flood zone, and after some testing it was determined that it would not support the fire tower. The second site is 2.99 acres and is un - der contract with Cooper Communities, Inc., she said. It is located between Village Wastewater and the Allied waste transfer sta- tion. The city has put down $10,000 as earnest money. The city is having the property tested by doing soil boring to see what lies under the ground, Lapp said. Near that location was the site of a former landfill that started in the 1970s. The soil boring will determine if there is any - thing left from the landfill. If there is evidence of the landfill, the land will be unusable. If the land is determined to be usable, the price will be $112,125, Lapp said. If the soil tests come back good, ground would be broken in July and it would take six to eight months to build the fa - cility. There would be a two apparatus bay, some classrooms, a kitchen, three offices and a place for firefighters to shower — totaling 4,000 to 5,000 square feet. In addition to that would be a five story tower and attached to it would be a multipurpose burning area. The tower would not necessarily be for burn training but also for ropes, rescue, ladder training and confined space training, while the building next to it would be for burn training. Lapp explained the reason the whole tower would not be for burning is because specific materi - als have to be used in con- struction, and it would be very expensive. She said the burning facility would be able to support class A and class B burns. Class A burns are when items like paper or wood burn. Class B burns are when com - bustible fuels burn. Both types must be attacked differently, she said. The facility would also have adequate space that supports truck weight for driver training, she said. Firefighters must re-cer - tify on trucks every year. The facility would also be used for hose training, pump training and other things that "take space," she said. The new Bella Vista Fire Station 3 now has ambu - lance service, after opening its doors on Jan. 31. Bella Vista city Commu- nications Director Cassi Lapp said the former Sta- tion 3 was not large enough to house an ambulance crew. The old building was less than 2,500 square feet, and the new one is 7,500 square feet. She said all ambulances have to have a paramed - ic on them. Because all firefighters are at least an EMT, they would formerly respond from Station 3 on a fire truck with the ambu- lance shortly behind, hav- ing been dispatched from a different station. Having an ambulance at Station 3 means it will arrive minutes earlier, which could make a big difference in the case of cardiac arrest, she said. The station is located at Glasgow Road and Ed - inburgh Road, across the street from the old Station 3. The new building has more living space than the old one, with individual sleeping quarters rather than communal ones. It has six bedrooms. It has a larger kitchen, an office and a workout room. At the old station, the firefighters did not have an office or a workout room and had to do their office work in the living room and work out in the engine bay. The station also has three drive- through bays as opposed to two apparatus bays at the former location. Bella Vista Proud C4 F Wednesday, June 22, 2022 The Weekly Vista Ron McDevitt Agency 644 W. Lancashire Blvd Bella Vista Ar 72715 479-464-8888 Ron McDeVitt Arkansas insurance Producer License number #7254864 For All Your Insurance Needs http://bellavistatv.com/ Broadcasting since 1981 Community Focused Community Meetings broadcasted Event Driven All locally produced shows can be viewed www.youtube.com/user/BellaVistaCommTV Want to Be a Volunteer? 479-855-4040 or 479-268-8325 or visit the station Wednesdays at 9:30 a.m. We are Your Bella Vista TV Station I n f o r m - E d u c aT E - E n T E r Ta I n Find us on Cox Cable Channel 222 and U-verse Channel 99 and You Tube 1801 Forest Hills Blvd. • Suite 203 Bella Vista, AR • bellavistatv.com Lifetime Warranty • Repair • Painting • Wreck Damage • Custom Paint • Glass Replacement • Frame, Unibody & Fiberglass Repair Hours: Mon-Fri 7:30am - 5:00pm All Insurance Accepted 1754 Forest Hills Blvd • Bella Vista 479-268-3020 www.jimmoreyautobody.com Rachel DickeRson rdickerson@nwadg.com Fire Station 3 now has ambulance File photo Bella Vista's recently-opened Fire Station 3 features ambulance service, which was not possible in the former, smaller Station 3. Land being tested for fire tower Rachel DickeRson rdickerson@nwadg.com If the soil tests come back good, ground would be broken in July and it would take six to eight months to build the facility. Help save our planet

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