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o�sou TH <br /> F dx <br /> :J b <br /> W eFacE � � <br /> y� a 1, a2 <br /> 1865 <br /> Office of the Mayor <br /> NEWS RELEASE <br /> Friday, October 5, 2007 <br /> 11:45am <br /> Oct. 7 dedication, open house set for Fire House No. 2 <br /> Contact: Mikki Dobski, Director of Communications&Special Projects, 235-5855 or 876-1564 <br /> or hire Chief Howard Buchanon, 235-9255 <br /> A short ceremony will officially dedicate South Bend Fire House No. 2 at 1 p.m. Sunday, <br /> Oct. 7, followed by an afternoon open house that will enable the community to tour the <br /> state-of-the-art facility. <br /> A community open house will run from 1 to 4 p.m. Oct. 7 at the start of Fire Prevention <br /> Week. <br /> South Bend's newest fire station serves as atestimonial to the early 201h_century <br /> architectural heritage of its surrounding neighborhoods and to the 20-century economic <br /> growth that funded more than half of its relocation and construction cost. <br /> The $2.1-million Fire Station No. 2, located at 402 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive, has <br /> been online sine July 2. In early July, firefighters moved equipment and calls were <br /> transferred from the former Fire Station No. 2 at 120 E. Marion St. The relocation was <br /> prompted by the growth of Memorial Hospital, which acquired the former Station No. 2 <br /> for $1.2 million in order to facilitate the hospital's future expansion and development. <br /> The antique green and gold-colored decor of the firehouse with its wraparound porch, <br /> fencing, and architectural scaling belies the high-tech features that pack the facility. It <br /> boasts a high-speed connection via the Metronet to the city's computer server and <br /> features that only exist at the South Bend Fire Department's Central station headquarters. <br /> "Fire Station No. 2 may look like an old-fashioned firehouse, but this fully modern <br /> facility beautifully depicts the character of the neighborhood it will serve," said Mayor <br /> Stephen J. Luecke. "When neighbors meet firefighters on their front porch, they'll know <br /> that this station is ready to respond in minutes to key sections of the city, including the <br />