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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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