The Stanton Fire Station By: Kevin Cabbage In February of 1990 several Fire and Rescue Department members met to discuss the possibility and the cost of building a new fire station and community room. They decided to approach the City Council with an economical and practical building plan which could function as a fire department and a community room. The building was to be an all steel structured building measuring 60'x 120'. The building would consist of five fire bays to house the trucks, a 30'x 30' fire department meeting room, a 30'x 60' community room, kitchen, restrooms, and an office for the City Clerk and the Fire Chief. Fire department members were urged to attend the upcoming city council meeting to show support for the project.
At the February City Council meeting, there was a strong show of support from the Stanton Fire Department to encourage the City Council to appropriate fund to erect the proposed fire station. The City Council approved of the project and appropriated $40,000 for Fiscal Year 1990 and budgeted $30,000 for Fiscal Year 1991 towards the fire station. At the May meeting the bids were opened from two prospective bidders with Iron Specialties of Atlantic, Iowa awarded the contract for $52,584.00. Footings for the new building were dug and poured in June along with other preparations.
On July 7, 1990 a. 5:30 A.M, there were over forty volunteers at the site to help pour the concrete floor. By 2:30 P.M., 130 yards of concrete had been poured and finished. Materials for the building arrived the first part of July and construction began in mid July. By the first part of August the fire station had been erected. The Fire Department officially moved their equipment in September with work still to be done on the meeting room and the community room. Work progressed all winter on the interior of the building.
The show of support from the community was outstanding. An estimate of $80,000 plus had been donated to this building in the form of labor or equipment. An Open House was held on Saturday, October 12, 1991 with Roy Marshall, Iowa State Fire Marshall, present for the occasion.Racks for hanging bunker gear were installed and an extension to the concrete apron was poured in 2002.