Jefferson City Fire Department hopes to make improvements to Fire Station 5 after storm

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ)

The Jefferson City Fire Department is hoping to make improvements to Fire Station 5 on Fairgrounds Road near Edgewood Drive after severe storms rolled through on Sunday.

During a public safety committee meeting on Thursday, officials said firefighters at Fire Station 5 were moved to Fire Station 3 on Rock Hill Road during the storms because Fire Station 5 does not have a basement.

Fire Station 5 is the only one in the jurisdiction that does not have a basement. Officials have made budget requests for the past three years to address that concern.

That station was built in 1991 with lightweight construction materials.