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Forney commissions multi‑month fire station coverage study as population and calls climb
Summary
Consultant Michael Rainey presented interim findings showing rapid population growth and large increases in incident assignments; the study will model new station locations and produce benchmark comparisons through August.
Forney city leaders heard a detailed interim report on a fire station coverage study Tuesday that models current performance, projects future demand and tests potential station locations as the city and its emergency services district experience rapid population growth.
The study, led by Michael Rainey of Michael Rainey and Associates and commissioned jointly by the City of Forney and Kaufman County Emergency Service District No. 6, is measuring current response capacity against National Fire Protection Association standards and simulating how additional stations and apparatus would affect performance over the next decade.
"For the council, as an update, for the standard to cover by definition, we're looking at the distribution and concentration of fixed and mobile resources within the agency," Rainey told the council. He said the team is comparing current performance to authoritative benchmarks such as NFPA 1710 and NFPA 1720 and projecting results through 2030.
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