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Home of Heroes JE Dunn Building Austin’s New Joint Fire/EMS Station By Irwin Rapoport CEG CORRESPONDENT
JE Dunn Construction, the city of Austin and trade partners broke ground on the site of Goodnight Ranch Joint Fire/EMS Station, the fourth of five new highpriority stations that the city is building to meet the demands of a growing city and ensure response times for fire and EMS crews meet established norms. The new two-story station (AFD Station #53/EMS Station #42), which is expected to be completed in early 2024, was designed by PGAL and located in southeast Austin. PGAL is responsible for the design of all five stations. The 15,200 sq.-ft. Goodnight Ranch station will have four pull-through apparatus bays, 11 fire dorms and four EMS dorms on the side that has two floors. Each station is expected to have a life span of at least 50 years. “This station is another important step in the right direction towards providing our residents with the most equitable deployment of EMS resources across the city,” said ATCEMS Chief Robert Luckritz. "We are so thankful to our city leaders and the residents of Austin for their support of this initiative and our department." Construction Progress Jason Beiter, JE Dunn vice president and director of construction operations of Austin, provided an update on the construction program. “This program has been very successful,” he said, .JE Dunn Construction recently broke ground on the Goodnight Ranch Joint Fire/EMS Station, the fourth of five new see FIRE page 14
high-priority stations in Austin that the city is building to meet the demands of a growing population and ensure response times during emergencies.
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