PFLUGERVILLE, Texas — Construction will soon begin on the sixth fire station for Travis County Emergency Services District 2 (ESD 2), which covers Pflugerville. That's according to a new report from Community Impact.
Construction is scheduled to begin this year on the 13,122-square-foot station located at the corner of Weiss Lane and Wolf Pack Drive, near Lake Pflugerville. The station will have three double drive-thru bays, a ladder truck, a brush truck and potentially a squad pickup truck. It is uncertain if the station will also house an ambulance.
ESD 2 Chief Nicholas Perkins told Community Impact that the district continues to see unprecedented increases in demand for services, represented in large part by a 29% increase in total call volume so far compared to last year.
"This housing boom we just went through, and are still going through, has exponential effects on EMS and fire services demand," Perkins told Community Impact in an email. "It's not a simple one for one increase like you may think. As more people move into the area, the demand is exponential for our services."
The fiscal year 2021-22 budget for ESD 2 includes a lump sum for capital outlay for construction of $7.1 million for the station, and Perkins told Community Impact that is offset by borrowed funds used to pay those costs.
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