The Valparaiso Fire Department is considering its future facilities needs. The board of works last week approved an agreement with K2M Design for $45,500.
Fire Chief Chad Dutz said the company will develop a 20-year facilities plan. "It goes on station locations currently, our conditions, future needs. It will also look at land that's out there for the fire department to purchase, if they need to put a station in a location," Dutz explained.
K2M will also make a conceptual design of what a new station would look like, how much it would cost and how it could be funded. Dutz expects the study to take about 12 weeks.
