Michael Ryan is reporting in the Windham Journal plans to build a new firehouse in Prattsville are well underway. It is hoped the 10,000 square foot building will go out to bid this spring, with construction to begin in the fall. More than two years have passed since the town learned the Federal Emergency Management Agency would provide $2.3 million to help fund the project. The building will be constructed on the former Becker property, located on the west end of Main St., well above the flood plain. During Hurricane Irene, in Aug. 2011, Prattsville volunteers were isolated when flood waters rose so fast they were trapped on the second floor of the current firehouse, and unable to assist in rescue efforts. Drawings of the new building are expected to be completed soon, according to first assistant fire chief Tom Olson, who serves as spokesman for the project. The fire company is prepared to relocate in 2016, or later, Olson said. Read the full story in the Windham Journal.