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New Bonsack Fire Station credited with halving response times in its service area
Summary
Chairman David Radford said the $8 million Bonsack Fire Station, a 12,000-square-foot facility staffed by 18 personnel, has improved average response times in the Bonsack area from just over eight minutes to just over four minutes; police and fire departments reported handling more than 33,000 and 17,000 calls respectively last year.
In his remarks, Chairman David Radford cited public safety outcomes tied to recent capital investment. He said Roanoke County Police responded to more than 33,000 calls for service in the past year and that fire and rescue teams answered more than 17,000 calls.
Radford highlighted the new Bonsack Fire Station as an example of targeted investment: the station, he said, cost $8,000,000, is approximately 12,000 square feet and is staffed by 18 additional fire and rescue personnel. According to remarks, average response times in the Bonsack area improved from just over eight minutes before the station opened to just over four minutes after it opened, an improvement Radford summarized as a 50% reduction in response time.
Officials did not provide unit-level dispatch data or the precise before-and-after measurement methodology during the address; those figures were presented as part of the chairman's overview of public safety improvements.
Radford framed the station's opening as a concrete example of how targeted county capital projects can improve emergency services and community safety.
