Designed to carry five firefighters, Pumper 220 contains extrication and medical equipment, as well as everything needed to fight a fire. It holds 800 gallons of water and has a foam system that is built in, which the department will use on a regular basis. There is a roof-mounted night scan lighting system that “turns night into day,” Reynolds commented.

Previously, the fire equipment was housed next to the recently renovated Township Hall at 17425 Red Arrow Hwy. The township has another fire station on the west side of township on Red Arrow Highway.

The remodeled area will be on the east side of the building. Right now, this area houses storage equipment and an old school bus, which the fire department once hoped to convert into a command station. But Camp said the bus is too outdated, and he wants the county to try to sell it. He would also move the storage supplies to an area at the top of the building.

“The Cowboys and the Texas Rangers pay for firefighter services,” Crowson explained. “We maintain control, but they pay for it and not the taxpayers.”

The department saves about $15 million every year by partnering with a private company to provide ambulance services.