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Earlier this week, Brisbane Firefighters made a special delivery to EBI Aggregate owner, Bob Guida.  As you may have read in this post, Bob and his staff generously donated enough asphalt to the Brisbane Fire Dept. so that a few "trouble spots" at Station 81 could be rehabilitated.  So if you see a fellow walking around sporting a BFD t-shirt, don't expect him to be ready to put out any fires, per se...thank him instead for his warm and generous heart!

North County Fire Authority is offering a series of CPR, AED, and FIRST AID CLASSES. Class size is limited to the first 10 registrants, after which a waiting list will be developed. For more information, check out the full schedule and guidelines or contact Elizabeth Solis at 650-746-8350 or esolis@dalycity.org.

With the modulars having been delivered last week, this week and the early part of next week is all about getting them readied for the firefighters to move in.  Because the utilities were identified by City engineers as being located to the left of the Fire Station (looking from Bayshore Blvd.), it was decided that the best spot for the modulars would be on that left side (instead of the right side where the staging trailer was set up).  

The Brisbane Fire Station got its start as a volunteer station back in 1932, so it is only fitting that the labor and materials used for the modular be local to Brisbane.  For instance, the men below are from Stellar Plumbing, Inc. who recently moved their offices to 23 San Bruno Ave.  Abner, Daryl, and owner Lon Carter all live in town.  So it's no wonder that if there are items such as recycled wood from a recently remodeled house in Brisbane, they know about it and are using it.  In the left-hand picture below, Lon is drilling in a ledger board (the recycled wood mentioned earlier) which the shower will mount on and be screwed into from above.  In the right-hand picture, Daryl and  Abner help Lon place the shower.

And, a plus is that Stellar Plumbing has made a lot of purchases for this Fire Station project at none other than at Brisbane Hardware.  Thank you for your hard work in helping give our firefighters a place to call "home" for now.

The digging that is going on outside of the Brisbane Fire Station may have caught your eye. Workers are installing the interim water, sewer, and gas lines for modular trailers that were ordered yesterday by the City.  It will be 1 month on October 16th since severe mold was discovered at Station 81, resulting in the Brisbane firefighters traveling between Station 93 in Daly City (464 Martin St.) where they spend nights, and Station 81 in Brisbane (3445 Bayshore) where they are stationed in a staging trailer during the day.  This staging trailer, however, is meant solely for such purposes and not equipped with showers, bathrooms, or sleeping quarters.  The mobiles that were ordered today, so that the firefighters can remain in Brisbane around the clock, will be equipped with such, as well as a kitchen for them to once again cook together as a crew.  The mobiles are scheduled to arrive October 20th and all of the final connections are targeted for completion by the end of the month, with the firefighters back in Brisbane 24/7 by November 1, 2010.

The Brisbane Firefighters, who returned to town this past Sunday after spending three nights in Daly City, will need to return to Station 93 in Daly City (10 Wembley Dr., Daly City) during the evening hours for the time being.  A trailer, located beside the Fire Station on Bayshore Blvd., was originally intended to be used for staging purposes and thus did not contain sleeping quarters, a shower, kitchen, or have proper outdoor lighting.  Additionally, the Brisbane fire engine needed to be parked outdoors at night due to there being mold detected in the bay/garage area of the fire station.  Earlier this morning, fire administration and city management decided that in the interest of the firefighters' safety, the best solution at this point in time was to relocate the firefighters back to Daly City during the evenings, but have them be in Brisbane during the day.  In Daly City, the firefighters will have gotten the rest they need, have ready access to the fire engine and their gear, and be able to shower and cook while concurrently, a longer-term solution is worked upon and investigated.  We will update the community when any other additional information becomes available.  Thank you for your understanding and patience regarding this matter.