The Mobile Fire-Rescue Department and the Community Risk Reduction Division will host a series of events to show behind the scenes of firefighting.

The city of Middletown will be conducting open houses on Wednesday, May 14 for community members to tour the new Fire Headquarters, Station 83, and Station 82.

At the official opening of Longview’s new fire station however, the Longview Fire Department uncoupled a red hose. With the hose uncoupling, the City of Longview officially opened Fire Station 8.

New fire station tour includes tornado room, eight bunk rooms The new fire station offers more space and bunk rooms, which the other station, built in 1949, did not have, Compton said.