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Springfield to open Fire Station No. 5 March 4; officials say realignment will speed response times
Summary
Springfield Fire Rescue announced a March 4 ribbon-cutting for Fire Station No. 5, the third new station in a multi-year program to replace outdated houses and realign coverage; city officials said average call-to-arrival times are 6 minutes, 15 seconds versus a 7-minute benchmark.
Jacob King, a representative of Springfield Fire Rescue, announced on ChiefChat that Fire Station No. 5 will have a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 4 at 1:30 p.m. at 50 North Thompson. He said the new station is the third in a series of facilities intended to replace older stations and realign the department's footprint to improve citywide emergency response.
"It is the third of our series of new fire stations," King said, adding…
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