Knappa Fire District gets $1 million state grant for seismic retrofitting

The Knappa Fire District substation in Svensen has received over $1 million from Business Oregon as part of a seismic rehabilitation grant program.

The grant will allow the substation to be seismically retrofitted in order to become more resistant to earthquakes.

Knappa Fire Chief Kurt Donaldson said that this is the second time the district has received the grant, with the funding from the first grant in 2021 going to the main fire station.

“It’s going to be a seismic strengthening,” he said. “So the idea is, we’ll be able to have access to the building and get our equipment and personnel out the door if we have a seismic incident.”