OCT 5, 2017 - Construction on a new Edmond fire station is expected to begin later this year as the population of Edmond continues to grow and the need for more space at one of the city's oldest stations becomes needed.
An emergency medical service triage room would be included in the new building. This is the first time a room would be designated to evaluate people's medical conditions if they come to the station.
Denton said many people forgo calling 911 when they have small chest pains or other minor issues, and this new room would give paramedics at the fire station a place to evaluate them.
Now, if anyone comes to the fire station, there is no specific area to evaluate them.
The planned station would have three bays for fire trucks, which would increase its current capacity by one bay. The expansion would allow for future expansion of the number of vehicles they could have.