Sandy Springs to host fire station ceremony

SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — The City of Sandy Springs will break ground on its newest fire station at a ceremony at 2:30 p.m. Thursday, March 16, at 7800 Mount Vernon Road.

Sandy Springs Fire Station 5 will be built as a state-of-the-art, 10,000-squarefoot firehouse and will serve the city’s northeastern “panhandle area.”

“The city’s “panhandle area” is currently served by Fire Station No. 51, located on Spalding Drive at Roberts

Road,” officials said. “Response time to reach some areas within this district can take from 10 to 15 minutes. The new station is designed to blend in with the residential character of the neighborhood and will significantly reduce response times by as much as seven minutes.”

Last September, the City Council approved an $8.4 million construction contract with Reeves and Yong to build the new fire station.