When complete in summer 2020, the roughly 18,500-square-foot fire station will house seven emergency vehicles within four apparatus bays, according to the release and an interview with Lt. Simon Vandyk, HCESD 48’s public information officer. Eighteen fire staff, emergency medical services staff and chief officers will work at the facility, per the release.  

The existing temporary fire station—which consists of several trailers—is located at 23520 Kingsland Blvd., Katy, Vandyk said. It houses about six to eight fire and EMS staff members, one fire engine and one ambulance. Crews have operated at this location for about three years.

A new temporary, manufactured fire station will be placed at the Western Centre Drive over the next couple of months once paving for the parking lot is complete, Vandyk said.

In a response statement, the Board of Trustees for Barrington Countryside Fire Protection District said a new fire station would significantly improve fire and medical services in the district’s 48-square-mile jurisdiction.

The statement also said a new facility would “substantially improv[e] our response times to residents and businesses in our southern and eastern areas.”  

Keith Hanson, board president of the fire protection district, was unavailable for additional comment.