On Tuesday, May
15, York County broke
ground on the site of its
future Fire Station #1, an
18,000 square foot building
that will replace an
aging fire station located
on Route 17. At almost 60
years old, the current Fire
Station #1 is outdated
and undersized for
today’s modern fire and
rescue apparatus. In
addition, the widening of
Route 17 impacted the
front driveway of the
facility.
At the ground
breaking, Board of
Supervisors Chairman
Sheila Noll stated, "This
new fire station is
designed to support the
operations of a modern
day fire and rescue system.
It will accommodate
the most modern equipment
and offer the safest
and most efficient
response times.”
Also at the event,
Fire Chief Stephen P.
Kopczynski said, "Our
department will benefit
from a more efficient
facility that can better
serve our community and
better accommodates the
highly trained and dedicated
staff who will operate
out of the fire station.”
Construction of
the fire station is scheduled
to be completed in
late summer/early fall of
2019.
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