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Richardson Fire Department unveils 10-year strategic master plan with new stations, apparatus and staffing timeline
Summary
Chief Curtis Poovey presented a 10‑year implementation plan for the Richardson Fire Department outlining new apparatus, a proposed Station 7, expanded EMS capacity and operating and capital cost estimates; council members urged speeding some steps and asked staff to seek grants and report back.
Chief Curtis Poovey and the Richardson Fire Department on Monday presented a 10‑year strategic master plan that lays out equipment purchases, staffing increases and capital projects the department says it needs to keep pace with growth.
The plan, presented during the city council meeting by Poovey and Assistant Chiefs, lays out mid‑ and long‑term initiatives including ordering a northwest truck company for Station 3, adding a new Station 7, a dedicated apparatus storage and repair center, and increases to EMS supervision and ambulances. Poovey told the council the work dates to 2017 and was updated with an external consultant: “We started this back in 2017 looking at it,” he said, describing the consultant review and the department’s consolidation of recommended actions.
Why this matters: the plan ties capital requests to expected bond cycles and to the city’s operating capacity, including the expiration of a tax increment financing (TIF) district that planners expect will free up general‑fund capacity in FY 2032. Several council members said…
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