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FIVE HAS BEEN SERVING PLANO[Your Bond Dollars at Work - Fire Station 5 Remodel ]
RESIDENTS SINCE 1983, THE YEAR IT WAS BUILT.CONSTRUCTION HAS STARTED TO IMPROVE THE STATION LOCATED AT PARK BOULEVARD JUST WEST OF PRESTON ROAD.
VOTERS APPROVE FUNDING FOR THE $12 MILLION PROJECT IN A 2021 BOND REFERENDUM.
THE SIZE OF THE STATION WILL NEARLY DOUBLE FROM 7,200 TO 14,000 SQUARE FEET.
AMONG THE IMPROVEMENTS ADDITIONAL SPACE FOR EMERGENCY VEHICLES AND STORAGE, THAT WILL ALLOW THE ADDITION OF A MEDICAL UNIT AND A HAZARDOUS MATERIALS TRUCK AND TRAILER.
ADDITIONAL PARKING OUTSIDE THE STATION WILL BE BUILT A MAJOR RENOVATION OF THE RESIDENTIAL AREA WHERE FIREFIGHTERS AND PARAMEDICS SLEEP.
WILL ADD BEDS TO SUPPORT THE MEDICAL UNIT.
THE STATION WILL ALSO HOUSE A REQUIRED STORM SHELTER.
RESPONSE TIMES WILL NOT BE AFFECTED DURING RENOVATIONS.
PARTIAL DEMOLITION WILL ALLOW PLANO FIRE RESCUE STAFF TO REMAIN ONSITE IN TEMPORARY TRAILERS AS TWO NEW BAYS ARE BEING BUILT ON ONE SIDE OF THE STATION.
THREE EXISTING BAYS WILL ALLOW TRUCKS AND ENGINES TO STAY DURING THE WORK.