The project has been in the works for almost 10 years.  

"Our fire district is comprised of 103 square miles," said Steve O'Brien, one of the board of directors with the Omaha Rural Fire Association. "It's the largest fire district in Boone County. We have over 1,800 households in our fire district."

But because the district is so large, and there are only three fire stations, some households don't have a fire station close by.

Not only will this fourth fire station hopefully mean better response times to those households: