Cherokee fire station closed for renovations

Cherokee County Fire Station 24, at 1000 River Park Boulevard between Woodstock and Holly Springs, has closed for renovations and is to reopen about March 4, according to Cherokee County Fire & Emergency Services.

“The contractors are performing a renovation to include a full roof replacement, replacing the HVAC, upgrading the ceiling tiles and lights throughout the station (and) increasing the size of the mechanical room, plus they are isolating the firefighter gear room to accommodate ventilation separate from the inside station area,” said Cherokee County Field Operations Chief Shane West.

The gear isolation work is being done because of recent evidence about the harmful effects of post-fire toxic and often carcinogenic soot on fire gear and the firefighters themselves, officials said.