Pike Township Fire Department and Trustee Annette Johnson held a groundbreaking October 17, 2022 for a new and innovative decontamination and maintenance facility. The 11,500-square foot facility is designed to provide efficient, effective gear cleaning, which will help reduce firefighters’ long-term exposure to carcinogens. In addition to four gear extractors and three RamAir dryers, the facility boasts two Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus cleaners, as well as a firefighter personal decontamination area, designed to allow firefighters to remove toxic carcinogens from their skin as quickly as possible after fighting a fire.