By Brad Nygaard
The Bismarck Tribune
BISMARCK, N.D. — Officials on Wednesday dedicated the Bismarck Rural Fire Department’s newest facility, near the intersection of U.S. Highway 83 and 71st Street.
The 9,000-square-foot building houses three pieces of firefighting apparatus with room for more, and includes amenities such as a kitchen, laundry, office space, an exercise room and sleeping rooms.
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The $3.2 million building is staffed on a part-time basis, but Fire Chief Dustin Theurer said the department is working toward full-time staffing in hopes of increasing public safety and reducing response times.
The bulk of the funding for the facility came from federal coronavirus pandemic relief funds to Burleigh County through the American Rescue Plan Act.
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