Naples Airport opens new fire station

After more than 30-years, a new fire station opened its doors at the Naples Airport.

PEOPLE LIVING IN OF A FIRE ATTHE NAPLES AIRPORT.

A RIBBONCUTTING WAS HELD TODAY FOR THENEW FIRE STATION... WHICH HADBEEN UNDER CONSTRUCTION SINCELAST YEAR.

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OUR COLLEAGUESANDRA RODRIGUEZ IN NAPLES WITHA RODRIGUEZ IN NAPLES WITH ALOOK AT HOW THIS ADDITION ISMEANT TO BENEFIT YOU AND THOSEWHO VISIT OUR AREA.(11-17)(32-36)(44-52)(121-127)L INTROFFICIALS TELL ME THE NEWSTATION IS THE PRODUCT OF YEARSOF PLANNING AND COOPERATIONBETWEEN THE NAPLES AIRPORTAUTHORITY, CITY OF NAPLES ANDCITY OF NAPLES FIRE-RESCDEPARTMENT... CONSTRUCTIONSTARTED IN 2019...AND NOW IT’SREADY FOR SERVICE...*NATS* " Welcome to the new firestation 3!"AFTER OVER 30-YEARS A NEW FIRESTATION OPENED ITS DOORS AT THENAPLES AIRPORTTODAY OFFICIALS UNVEILING THENEW FACILITY52:25(Zachary Burch, CommunicationsManager, Naples Airport):"It’s a tremendous improvementover what we had before for theairport, but also for thesurrounding communities."THE NEW STATION NO.

3 -- ALSOCALLED THE AIRCRAFT RESCUE ANDFIRE FIGHTING STATION -- ISREPLACING THE ORIGINAL one BUILTIN 1989 AT THE NORTHERN END OFTHE AIRPORTTHE NEW STATION NOW CLOSER TOTHE TRAFFIC CONTROL TOWERSOT(Pete DiMaria, Chief, City ofNaples Fire-Rescue Department):"We can get anywhere in theairport in under two minutes."THIS IS ONE OF THREE FIRESTATIONS IN THE CITY OF NAPLESMAKING IT AN IMPORTANT ASSET FORTHE NAPLES FIRE-RESCUEDEPARTMENTSOT(Michael Lenhard, Chair, NaplesAirport Authority):"It will also serve as theclosest responder to theneighborhoods around theairport, without it, lifesavingemergencies may be 10 or moreminutes away."ESPECIALLY THOSE LIVING ALONGNORTH ROAD1:46:22(Zachary Burch, CommunicationsManager, Naples Airport):"This is a regular station thatoperates like any others butthey have specialty equipment."SPECIALITY EQUIPMENT LIKE THISNEON GREEN FIRE TRUCK WHICH AREEQUIPPED TO SPRAY FOAM SPECIALLYDESIGNED FOR AIRCRAFT FIRES2:03:12"They carry about twice as muchwater as a regular fire truckbecause we don’t have hydrantsspaced out everywhere."BURCH SAYS THE NEW STATION COST5.8-MILLION DOLLARS PAIDENTIRELY BY THE FLORIDADEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION ANDTHE NAPLES AIRPORT AUTHORITY1:28:13LO(Samuel Cadreau, First AirportFirefighter)"I’m just amazed, it’s so greatto see the facilities, theupgrades in the facilities.SAMUEL CADREAU WAS THE FIRSTFIREFIGHTER ASSIGNED TO THENAPLES AIRPORT EVEN BEFORE THEFIRST FIRE STATION WASOFFICIALLY BUILT HE IS NOWRETIRED1:43:13LOG(Samuel Cadreau, First AirportFirefighter):"We have responded off theairport many times too, todifferent calls, auto accidents,to the marina behind theairport."LL TAG:OFFICIALS SAY THE NEW STATIONNO.

3 WAS BUILT TO WITHSTAND ACATEGORY 5-HURRICANE, MAKING ITTHE STRONGEST BUILDING AT THEWHOLE AIRPORT AND WILL SER