Crews are pouring the concrete foundation this week for Mid-Columbia Fire and Rescue’s new training tower near its station 1 behind Cascade Square. MCFR Chief Bob Palmer says it’s a four-story structure that will allow for a number of different training options. The hope is that the concrete foundation will cure by the end of next week, and the building can be erected to be ready for use in October. The tower is being paid for through City of The Dalles and Wasco County enterprise zone funds tied to the Google Phase II project.