Arlington (TN) Fire Department officials recently held a grand-opening ceremony for the department’s new, $4.7 million Station 2, reports dailymemphian.com, which is more than double the size of Station 1.
The station, the first built in Arlington in 23 years, is a 13,500-square-foot facility sitting on a 2-acre parcel at the northwest corner of Donelson and Airline roads, the report says.
Arlington bought the land in 2018, and ViktorHall Construction completed the work, which features brick and stone, a tower at the entrance, and glass doors. Also, administrative offices, a 24-seat classroom training space, a fitness center, laundry area, and an 11-bay bed sleeping hall that will accommodate the station’s two active crews of four to five personnel, the report says.
The station’s location aims to improve response times for calls on the interstate and Tennessee 385, officials say. The station was paid for by money from its reserves and the department did not have to finance any of it.
A $1.2 million 107-foot Pierce Ascendant pumper fire engine with ladder, Truck 71, will remain at Fire Station No. 1, while Truck 72 will be housed at the new station.