The Amarillo (TX) Fire Department recently introduced its new Fire Station 5, reports Myhighplains.com.

The station, located at 3200 S. Washington, is one of three new fire stations approved by voters in 2016, the report said.

The three new stations—which includes Fire Station 3, located at 7441 Oxford Dr., and Fire Station 9, located at 2015 Paramount Blvd.—were completed ahead of schedule and under the proposed budget, fire officials said.

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