Public SafetyTuesday, November 3
Brazos County ESD 1 opens a $5.3 million fire station on Koppe Bridge Road
The Daily College Station team
Brazos County Emergency Services District 1 opened its new Fire Station 1 and headquarters at 6055 Koppe Bridge Road on Monday evening. A grand opening drew a steady stream of neighbors. The project moves the department from an all-volunteer model to a full-time, staffed operation as emergency calls climb in rural neighborhoods.
$5.3 millioncost of the new station and headquarters
District leaders stretched taxpayer dollars by retrofitting an existing building on the property.
Source: KBTX News 3
“This is our first station that we have that is purposely built to house firefighters, not just the trucks the way we did with the volunteer stations.”
Crews added apparatus bays, restrooms and administrative space. Barker said convincing officials and securing funding took a decade, followed by two years of planning and construction.
- Address: 6055 Koppe Bridge Road, southern Brazos County
- Staffing: paid firefighters, because call volume outgrew volunteers
- Monday: barbecue fundraiser for equipment and training
Getting funding took a decade; planning and building took two years
Source: KBTX News 3
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| Value | |
|---|---|
| Securing funding | 10 years |
| Planning and construction | 2 years |
Sources: KBTX News 3, Bryan College Station Eagle