Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird joined LFR officials and community leaders Thursday morning to celebrated the grand opening of the newly completed Lincoln Fire and Rescue Station 8 at 17th and Van Dorn.
The $11 million facility was designed to enhance emergency response and provide a safer, healthier working environment for first responders. Firefighters will begin working out of the station this Monday. It replaces a facility that was built on the same site in 1958.
“This new station represents our commitment to ensuring that our team at LFR has the facilities, tools, and resources they need to perform their lifesaving work for Lincoln families,” Gaylor Baird says. “Designed to support the evolving needs of our first responders and residents, this new station improves LFR response times, supports the health and well-being of our LFR team members, and advances our goal to make Lincoln the safest and healthiest capital city in America.”
The new station houses 10 firefighters and four apparatus bays, which will hold one engine, one truck and one medical vehicle. Engler says the new 16,000 square foot station includes larger drive-through bays that eliminate the need to back in vehicles and an additional bay to house specialized equipment and individual sleeping quarters to support a modern workforce.
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