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Ridgewood Fire Department to replace ‘barely functioning’ boiler
DECEMBER 22, 2014 LAST UPDATED: MONDAY, DECEMBER 22, 2014, 3:48 PM
THE RIDGEWOOD NEWS
Firefighters are used to handling extreme heat, but extreme cold? Hopefully not.
A boiler in the main firehouse, located at 201 E. Glen Ave., is in danger of “imminent failure” if not replaced soon.
“The boiler is barely functioning right now,” Village Engineer Christopher Rutishauser said last week. “If it fails during a cold period, we might not have heat for a number of weeks.”
The Village Council voted last Wednesday to accept a bid from Allied Boiler and Welding LLC for $23,000 to immediately replace the boiler.
Fire Chief Jim Van Goor said an employee from the village’s signal division noticed the boiler was leaking and rusting on one side.
The department will likely have to set up temporary portable heaters in the two to three days it will take to replace the boiler, the chief said.
For that, the council approved spending up to $17,500 for temporary heat for when the boiler is replaced or if it fails before it is replaced.
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