The Foley City Council approved two grant applications for the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program (HMGP) during the Dec. 20 meeting. Both grant applications were presented to Baldwin EMA as potential projects that, if awarded, would be funded by the mitigation funds. The larger application was for structural strengthening at Fire Station One.
“We’ve had several conversations, even prior to Hurricane Sally, on how to potentially strengthen Fire Station One,” said Fire Chief Joey Darby. “It was originally built as a warehouse for Gulf Telephone Company, so not built and designed as a fire station.”
Darby said while the building has seen numerous renovations over the years, it has no structural rating. During Hurricane Sally, the building lost a large door due to the winds, and Darby said he feared there was the potential to lose a portion of the building. While the building remained standing, he wants to see it improved.
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