ALGOMA (NBC 26) — After years of planning, the City of Algoma is moving forward with a major upgrade for its firefighters and first responders.

The Algoma Fire and Rescue Department held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday for its new fire station, a project city officials say has been in the works for about five years.

We spoke with the fire department to learn more about the new facility, watch as the city breaks ground at the new site of the fire and rescue station: "We’ve just outgrown the space," Algoma breaks ground on new Fire and Rescue station

"We’ve just outgrown the space," Wayne Schmidt, the Third District Alderman in the City of Algoma, said.

Schmidt, a retired member of the fire and rescue service who served for 50 years, said the expansion has been long overdue.

"When

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