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Station # 17 opened to serve citizens in North Arlington and the Viridian Development .
Station # 17 , located at 4016 N . Collins Street , was designed and constructed through the Viridian Developers . Included in the 3,691 square foot facility are two apparatus bays , which house Fire Engine 17 and Brush Truck 17 with a rescue trailer . The station also includes an office area , three bedrooms , two full bathrooms and one half-bathroom , and open kitchen , dining and living room . The fire station construction , appliances , furnishings and the fire engine were all provided by Viridian .
Construction of the fire station began in early October , 2011 . Station # 17 was officially put in service on April 30 , 2012 , with a formal ribbon cutting ceremony and dinner .
This facility is a temporary station and is anticipated to be in service up to five years ; however , construction on the permanent station could start earlier and be completed sooner than the five years . This time frame is based upon a number of 500 completed structures , at which time the permanent Fire Station # 17 will be built . It will be located in the center of the Viridian Development . The design and construction phases will be established as the development gets closer to the 500 structures completed .
AFD implemented the first stage of a new Computer Aided Dispatch ( CAD ) system .
The new CAD will dramatically improve the delivery of our services and take us forward into the next generation . We ’ re positioning the Department for opportunities in a changing environment .
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