Fire station closed for mold risk

February 28, 2002

By Silvina Martínez -- Bee Staff Writer

Published 5:30 a.m. PST Wednesday, Feb. 27, 2002

FOLSOM -- A fire station in Folsom has been temporarily closed due to

environmental problems, and a dozen people are now assigned to the main

station on Natoma Street, Folsom Fire Chief Dutton said in a release

Tuesday.

Leaks and other interior problems that resulted in the risk of mold forced

the closure of Folsom's Fire Station 37, located at Blue Ravine and Prairie

City Road, Dutton said.

" We are concerned about the health and safety of our employees. The standard

protocol in such situations is to evacuate a building and we have done

this, " he said.

Dutton said the station has been scheduled for eventual closure for reasons

unrelated to environmental issues and that a new station will open in May in

the Broadstone area on sville Road.

Experts are examining the building, but the closure of the station will not

affect the Fire Department's response times, Dutton said.

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