Those plans, still in the preliminary stages, call for Lincoln Fire and Rescue's 17th and 18th stations to take shape near 40th Street and Yankee Hill Road in 2022 and near 112th and A streets in 2025.  

The plans aren't a priority for the department, which is focused on replacing its aging fire rigs and completing work on the four stations currently under construction. Despain and Public Safety Director Tom Casady said the fire department's experiences as it sought to build stations over the last two years have reinforced the importance of acting early.