The Fishers Fire Department is dealing with a mold problem at Station 92, located along 116th Street near Brooks School Road. Chief Steve Orusa has ordered firefighters out of that facility until the mold problem is remedied.
This will require equipment and personnel to be moved temporarily. Ladder 392 will be moved to Station 96 located on 104th St. and Florida Rd. Engine 392 has been moved to Station 95 located on 131st and Promise Rd. A fire department news release calls this move “a short-term solution that will create a minimal response issue for our community while protecting our firefighter’s safety.”
More tests have been done on this fire station and results are expected in the next few days. “Currently, air quality monitoring shows the sleeping quarters to be greater in mold spores than is “typical” in a building, while outside the sleeping area, readings are “normal” or ‘typical,'” according to the news release.
Remediation at Station 92’s bunk room has already started. Fire department officials are hoping to have equipment and firefighters back at their normal duty stations by the weekend, but not until testing verifies it is safe.
The Fishers Fire Department plans to begin testing all remaining stations in Fishers for any mold issues.