After over 70 years, the Corinna Fire Department has a new home [Video]

CORINNA, Maine — For more than 70 years, the town of Corinna has relied on the same fire station.

“It had used up all its goodness,” Corinna Fire Chief Allen Emerson said.

Deteriorating from water damage and too small to fit modern fire trucks, working conditions were getting tough for the department.

With a new station made possible through federal funding, though, Emerson said he’s already noticing a difference.

“Coming in here, there’s so much room. Guys and gals actually got room to put their gear on without being shoulder-to-shoulder or grabbing their gear and going outside and putting it on like we had to at the other station,” Emerson said.

The new facility comes equipped with five bays, allowing room for every emergency vehicle in the department’s fleet. That includes the new ATV purchased with a grant …