Freeman said the database will save time for first responders, thus saving lives. When there is an emergency, a dispatcher can give the information about the special need to the emergency teams while they are still en route.

Construction workers frenetically buzzed about the building’s interior during an early March visit, trying to meet a mid-April move-in deadline. Sheets of drywall were being affixed to the walls of the building’s large double-bay doors where vehicles will be stored, and final touches were being made to the top floor where 11 firefighters will live and work in shifts.

The new fire station has been a work in progress since at least April 2015 when design work began. Construction started in April 2016 and the station is slated to be open for business May 1.