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New fire station set to open will serve Whitehouse, Troup

From KYTX News, Tyler
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Faster service and tax savings are two goals of the new fire station in Whitehouse. Fire Station #2 will be in operation starting Saturday. Final touches are underway. The last of eight new garage doors is being installed. Fire chief Ronny Fite says there is a great need [...]

City of San Marcos gets new fire station

From News 8, Austin
The newly-opened Fire Station No. 5 will be the new administrative headquarters for the San Marcos Fire Department. The $5 million, 19,000-square-foot station has five truck bays, a training classroom, 13 bedrooms, a fitness room and a decontamination area.
To commemorate the opening Saturday, firefighters pushed a new fire truck into its bay [...]

Cleburne fortifies swaying fire station wall

By Matt Smith in The Cleburne Times-Review
The effects of nature coupled with poor design necessitated the installation of bracing on the sides of three Cleburne Fire Department stations.
“About two months ago, with all the wind we had during spring, the guys at station No. 3 noticed the east-side wall was swaying about 3 to 4 [...]

City breaks ground for new fire station

By Conner Hammett in The Allen American
The city of Allen broke ground June 30 on Fire Station No. 5, a facility the city hopes will be the first of its kind to receive Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) certification in Texas. The new station will be located at the northwest corner of McDermott [...]

New Longview fire station operational

By Glenn Evans in The Longview News-Journal
Firefighters at a firehouse in transition spent part of their Independence Day moving necessities into newly built Station 6 on McCann Road Sunday.
“It’s getting close,” Battalion Chief Buddy Anderson said, standing in the mouth of the new station’s four-bay garage. “It’s fully staffed. They’re in as of yesterday, [...]

New station to be ‘crown jewel’ of Magnolia Fire Department

Written by Holly Dutton in The Tomball Magnolia Tribune
The City of Magnolia will add another new building to its expanding downtown area when the Magnolia Volunteer Fire Department (MVFD) opens its new fire station and central headquarters in July. The 29,000-square foot building, located on Buddy Riley Boulevard, will be the [...]

Expanded Fire Station in Shavano Park

Refreshments were plentiful May 18 for a crowd of Shavano Park officials, city employees and residents who gathered to formally dedicate the newly expanded fire station. Construction started Sept. 1, 2009, on a fire department expansion project that had a $950,000 budget, but wound up costing $935,000. The construction added 4,250 square feet to the [...]