Town officials want to build at least two new fire stations in the coming years to improve response times and maintain one of the highest rated fire departments in the state. One fire station would be in the Walnut Street and U.S. 1 area. The other would be near 2531 O'Kelly Chapel Road in western Cary.
The Cary Fire Department, which was established in 1922, has nine fire stations - five of which opened in the last 20 years in response to increased development and population growth.
"My rule of thumb is about once every five years, because of growth, we've had to construct and staff a fire station," Cary Fire Chief Allan Cain said.
The Cary Fire Department strives to have the first truck arrive on the scene of an emergency about seven minutes after 911 is dialed at least 90 percent of the time, Cain said, including no more than five minutes of travel time 90 percent of the time.
The town has about $834,000 remaining in fire bond proceeds, but that isn't enough to cover the construction of either facility.