Cleveland Fire Station over water leaks, mold companies, bad smell closed

Cleveland – According to a spokesman for the city, a fire brigade in Cleveland was closed on Sunday evening after Wasserlecks from the recent wet weather.

The city council of Ward 8, Michael Polensek, said firefighters told him that the roof of the fire station No. 30 had been for years and and the benefits, which also caused mushrooms to consider.

Polensek said the station was also shut down because firefighters had complained about a bad smell.

A HAZMAT contractor was instructed to test the building to assess the current conditions and determine the next steps -including the necessary renovation work and/or the reduction efforts “to ensure that the building is certain, according to an e -mail from Tyler Sinclair, communication strategist, City of Cleveland.

The city will also replace the roof.

Fire station No. 30 is located on the corner of East 103rd Street and St. Clair Avenue on the northeast side of the city.

Polensek said the station had reporting on the Glenville, Bratenahl and the I-90.

Polensek said that fire station No. 30 was far from the only fire station that needs repairs.

“We are constantly hearing from DACHTELLS, water penetration, heating systems that do not work, air conditioning systems do not work. [and] Electrical problems. We have to make our buildings for our men and women that serve, “he said.” It is not only embarrassing, it is dangerous. “

He also said that four out of five of the city's police districts are in poor condition.

“The state can achieve more than 600 million US dollars for Cleveland Browns, but there is no effort to help us to repair fire houses, repair police stations,” he said. “At the end of the day, our priorities have to be reset here.”

According to Sinclair, there are nine Cleveland Division of Fire employees who layer at the train station every day, including six firefighters, two officers and one battalion chief.

According to Sinclairs E -Mail, they were assigned fireplaces No. 10, No. 17 and No. 31.

There is also a two-person EMS crew that works from the station.

Sinclairs E -Mail declaration said that there will be no impact on the services from the closure of the station.

Below you will find the first statement that Sinclair sent to News 5:

“The city's real estate management team was now aware of the problem. They immediately contacted our Hazmat operator and instructed the building to test the building.

The members of the Cleveland Councilor Kevin Conwell (station 9) and Anthony Hairston (station 10), the residents of the station area of ​​the station, sent out the following explanation on Tuesday evening and commented on the closure of the ward:

“We are deeply concerned about the temporary closure of the fire brigade 30, an important community resources that serves the northeastern part of our city and the village of Bratenahl. We have not received any prior announcement on the closure by our Ministry of Public Security and only found out through community members and news.

As council members, we commit to public security and campaign for the necessary resources for our first aiders. We will immediately request a complete explanation for this closure and work to ensure that the fire station 30 will be opened quickly and safely for our firefighters, paramedics and EMTS. Clear communication must be determined to prevent this decay from taking place again in the future. Our first aiders earn clean, safe environments, and our residents deserve our full commitment to their security. “