At the start of the year, Clay County officials and city officials from Keystone Heights gathered at the site of what is now Fire Station 11 in Keystone Heights to break ground. Replacing the old antiquated fire station that called downtown Keystone Heights home for over 50 years, the new Fire Station 11 sits just outside the city limits. County Commissioner Gavin Rollins, who represents Keystone Heights, said the station is a testament to the county’s commitment to public safety.

The new fire station, at 7390 State Road 21, has 10,360 square feet of space and cost $2.4 million to complete. It replaced the old Fire Station 11 that was built sometime in the 1950s or 1960s, according to Clay County Fire Chief Lorin Mock, that could house only five adults in its 900 square feet.