The current building was completed in 2000. Building a new station placed us almost exactly in the center of our coverage area.
Total Building Cost $412,000. Paid off in 2009.
60' x 140' Total area, Apparatus total area 60' x 75'
Five Apparatus Bays (with capability to fill apparatus while still parked in the building)
30' x 40' Training room
New breathing air compressor with cascade system
Oxygen cascade system for filling tanks at the station
Communications Center
Generator- added in 2010, Showers, Expanded storage
Our Station is at 13179 Mermill Road, Portage, OH 43451
CJFD Fire Station
Break Room
Operations Room
The Ops Room has computers for fire reports, documents, video and CD library, Department scrapbooks and photos, SOPs, etc. Officers share two to a desk.
Dispatch area
The Dispatch area with our own paging system, networked computer for reporting, Internet, and several other key features.