As Ridgefield plans $75M station, police and fire say headquarters are outdated, ‘bursting’ at seams

On the left side, men are exercising in the fitness section; in the center, fire trucks are pulling in and out. In other corners of the station are laundry, clothing and storage areas — and in the middle of it all, firefighters are taking part in a training session. “This is our exercise room. It should be separate from the garage,” said Assistant Fire Chief Mickey Grasso on a tour of the police and fire facilities. The cramped quarters are among the reasons local officials say Ridgefield needs a new headquarters for its fire and police departments. Like the fire department, police are running out of room and are in serious need of a new home, said Ridgefield Police Chief Jeff Kreitz said. The town has proposed constructing a $75 million headquarters for both departments on a town-owned property that was once home to an international oil company.

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