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New fire station, emergency operations center being built at Y-12

Posted at 9:10 pm April 27, 2021
By John Huotari Leave a Comment

A new fire station is being built at the Y-12 National Security Complex. Above, NNSA, Consolidated Nuclear Security, and Y-12 Fire Station leaders toss the first shovels of dirt for the new fire station on Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (Photo by Y-12)

A new fire station and emergency operations center are being built at the Y-12 National Security Complex.

They are pilot projects designed to streamline the efficiency and delivery of specific construction projects under $50 million, the National Nuclear Security Administration said in a press release.

The NNSA, which is part of the U.S. Department of Energy, and Y-12 managing and operating contractor Consolidated Nuclear Security had a groundbreaking ceremony for the fire station on Tuesday. A few blocks away, the emergency operations center (EOC) is already under construction.

The fire station replaces one built in 1947, and the EOC will be the home of the site’s operations center, which is currently located in a World War II-era building. “Together, these new facilities will replace two outdated buildings and enhance our emergency response capabilities,” said Gene Sievers, Y-12 site manager.

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Filed Under: Front Page News, National Nuclear Security Administration, Police and Fire, Slider, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12, Y-12 National Security Complex, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: Consolidated Nuclear Security, Emergency Operations Center, fire station, Gene Sievers, James McConnell, Lori Pierotti-Callahan, Loyd Williams, National Nuclear Security Administration, NNSA, Scott Vowell, Sheila Feddis, Teresa Robbins, U.S. Department of Energy, Y-12 National Security Complex

Y-12: Quick-acting officer helps save a life

Posted at 12:59 am April 6, 2017
By Oak Ridge Today Staff Leave a Comment

The Y-12 Fire Department paramedics and security police officer who gave Freida Williford, front, lifesaving CPR visited her and her husband at the Harriman Care and Rehabilitation Center. From left behind her are, Justin Blackstock, Joe Perian, Keith Williford, Rick Dettmering, Brad Holt, and Loyd Williams. (Photo by Y-12)

The Y-12 Fire Department paramedics and security police officer who gave Freida Williford, front, lifesaving CPR visited her and her husband at the Harriman Care and Rehabilitation Center. From left behind her are Justin Blackstock, Joe Perian, Keith Williford, Rick Dettmering, Brad Holt, and Loyd Williams. (Photo by Y-12)

 

By Y-12 National Security Complex

Radiation control technician Freida Williford and two coworkers had been working in the Y-12 Protected Area and were headed to lunch one day in a van. She remembers feeling strange—dizzy, with a severe headache.

No, she didn’t need to go to medical, she told her coworker; it would pass. That was the last memory she had before waking up in the hospital.

As she later learned, the time during her memory gap included lifesaving steps taken by Y‑12 employees and medical professionals that gave Williford a second chance at life.

What happened in between—lifesaving steps taken by Y‑12 employees and medical professionals—gave Williford a second chance at life. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Front Page News, Top Stories, Y-12 National Security Complex Tagged With: Brad Holt, Eddie Johnson, Freida Williford, Joe Perian, Justin Blackstock, Keith Williford, Loyd Williams, Rick Dettmering, Scott Vowell, Trey Lawrence, Warren Sayre, Y-12 Fire Department, Y-12 National Security Complex

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