The city of Las Cruces and Las Cruces Fire marked a major milestone with the groundbreaking of Fire Station 9 on the city’s East Mesa, the city said in a Facebook post. This $9.4 million project, funded through the 2022 General Obligation Bond, will serve the fast-growing neighborhoods north of Highway 70.

Mandy Guss, Director of Communications, spoke on behalf of Mayor Eric Enriquez, alongside District 5 Councilor Becky Corran and Fire Chief Jason Smith, who highlighted the importance of this new station. Fire Station 9 will help meet the needs of the rapidly expanding community, with hundreds of new homes and businesses developed in the area.

Construction of the 12,000-square-foot Fire Station 9 will begin in September. Completion of the project is anticipated in early 2026.

If you missed the groundbreaking you can check it out at youtube.com/@lascrucesgov.

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Sep. 19—WATERTOWN — A construction project should resolve a flooding issue at the Massey Street Fire Station.

Department of Public Works crews are working on a project in front of the South Massey Street station that should prevent flooding during torrential rainstorms.

The fire station has been prone to flooding when a dirt parking lot across the street floods, the rainwater then crosses the road and comes into the building, Chief Matthew R. Timerman said.

Most recently, about four inches of water ended up in the fire truck bays on the same day when many residential basements flooded after three inches of rain fell within an hour. On occasion, Timerman said his office ends up with water in his office.

“We were lucky it was during the day and staff used pumps get the water inside,” he said, adding it would have been a different story if the two storms happened at night.

The DPW workers are putting down new asphalt in front of the station to prevent the flooding as part of some other long-needed improvements to the building.

They’re replacing — and enlarging — the concrete apron in front of the building for the first time since the building was converted from a city pool building in 1992, Timerman said. The apron needs to be replace because it has cracks in it from the heavy fire trucks sitting on it.

A four-inch berm, or small hill, will be installed across the asphalt driveway to prevent the runoff from getting into the building, the chief said.

The city is using American Rescue Plan Act funding to complete the project.

Superintendent Brian MacCue said the four DPW workers should be completed with the project in a few months.

A small grassy knoll also will be taken out in front of the building and the old fire station sign will be replaced with a new one. The City Council is expected to accept a bid for the sign work at its Oct. 7 meeting.

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WALNUT CREEK, Calif., (September 17, 2024) – Tablet Command, an emergency response and management solution for the fire service, has hired notable Retired Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue Fire Chief Rhoda Mae Kerr as a Senior Business Development Advisor.

Chief Kerr will focus on connecting with fire chiefs nationwide to enhance Tablet Command’s engagement with fire service leaders. She will support the company’s goals of continuous improvement and growth by gathering valuable feedback from the fire service community, while also serving as a brand ambassador at key industry events.

A fourth-generation firefighter with 40 years of experience, she served as the first female President of the International Association of Fire Chiefs (IAFC) before finishing her career as the Fire Chief of Fort Lauderdale Fire Rescue (where her career began in 1983.) She also served as the fire chief in Austin, TX, and Little Rock, AR.

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Kerr holds a master’s degree in public administration, a bachelor’s degree in physical education and health, and an associate’s degree in fire technology. She is a graduate of the National Fire Academy’s Executive Fire Officer Program and attended Harvard University’s Kennedy School of Government.

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