Newspaper article on the plans to build a second firehouse, 1964

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Plan Second Ridge Firehouse

Plans for the erection of

a second fire station in

Chicago Ridge moved a step

closer Tuesday night when

village officials were of-fered

a site.

The offer came from

North American Car Corp,,

which said it would give a

200- foot wide lot on the

north side of the Southwest

highway.

This would give the vil-lage

a second fire station

north of the two railroad

tracks, a source of con-cern

to fire. officials with

the lone fire house located

south of the tracks.

Bids are being received

for the purchasing of 1000

gallon pumper for the fire

department.

This piece of equipment,

if purchased, would be hou-sed

in the new station.

Fire Chief Robert Mil-ler

said a second fire sta-tion

and the new pumper

is a necessity, if the village

fire department is to be

adequate to serve the en-tire

village in an emer-gency.