Milton fire station reopens after being closed for mold infestation last year

MILTON, Ga. — Firefighters have been allowed to return to a Milton station after it was closed last year for a mold infestation, the city announced.

Channel 2 reported that firefighters were being made sick by black mold in Fire Station 41 last November.

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According to a news release from the city, Milton firefighters had been hosted by a Roswell station while mold remediation work was being done to their station.

According to the city, the Milton station at the intersection of New Providence Road and Arnold Mill Road went through a “multi-step process” that included removing mold, applying fresh paint and installing a new HVAC system.

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“We would like to thank the City of Roswell and its fire department for being so welcoming and accommodating over these last several months,” Milton Mayor Peyton Jamison said. “Firefighters always look out for others, and we’re extremely grateful that our friends in Roswell so generously helped out our firefighters and, in so doing, the Milton community.”

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Milton firefighters get sick from black mold in fire station Station 41 on Arnold Mill Road in Milton is closed, and the firefighters are working from a nearby station until a problem with black mold is resolved.

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