Fire Division
New Reed Road Fire Station
Top: Architect's rendering of Lytham Road side. Bottom: Reed Road side.
New Fire Station 72 on Reed Road has been completed.
At an estimated cost of $6.3 million, the new 32,000 square-foot station replaced the former 10,000 square-foot facility, which was built in 1959.
City Council approved legislation on August 25, 2008 to issue $6 million in bonds to help finance the construction. A portion of the annual revenues generated by the Emergency Medical Service Billing program will be used to repay the bonds.
Pland are for the old station to be razed later in 2010, allowing for a reconfiguration of the surrounding park.
The new station includes:
- Ten individual bunkrooms for improved privacy for Fire Division staff
- A workout facility for police officers and firefighters
- Offices for Police Division staff currently housed at city-owned office space on Zollinger Road
- Office space for Fire Division EMS and Training staff
- Storage and exhibit space for public viewing of the Fire Division's restored first fire truck
- A police firearms qualification range
- A police defensive tactics training room
- Storage space for firearms and ammunition
- A training room that doubles as the city's Emergency Operations Center
Interactive Forms
| Request a Fire Division Service | Request a Fire Station Tour | Request a Sparky the Fire Dog Appearance |
Related Links
| Image Gallery - New Fire Station 72 |
