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Fire-station analysis: Goldsboro’s system performing well but planners recommend relocating Station 1 and planning for Station 3 move
Summary
An independent station-location analysis found Goldsboro’s fire-station network provides good coverage today but recommended a slight westward relocation of Station 1 and a safer redesign/relocation of Station 3 to improve response safety and long-term coverage as the city grows.
Greg Grayson of NC Fire Chief Consulting briefed the council on a station-location and vulnerability-risk analysis tied to possible planning for a new public-safety complex. The study used historical incident data, population density, hazard and zoning inputs and a vulnerability-risk-index model to forecast future needs alongside the city’s draft comprehensive plan.
Key findings: the department’s existing stations deliver effective coverage now; EMS demand is rising and represents about 63% of daily response workload; small coverage gains are possible by slightly relocating Station 1 to the west and by planning a relocation of Station 3 to reduce traffic-exit hazards at its current intersection placement. The study recommended identifying six potential future station areas and encouraged the city to consider securing roughly three-acre parcels as development and budgets allow.
Consultants emphasized that the task is forward-looking — sustaining current service levels while planning for growth — and recommended integrating fire-station land-acquisition and construction into multi-year capital-improvement planning. Council members asked questions about station size, shared automatic-aid arrangements with volunteer departments, and potential funding or partnership models for future stations.
