Emporia eyes completion of new fire station
EMPORIA (KSNT) — The City of Emporia is topping off its new state-of-the-art fire station.
The final beam was installed on Wednesday for the new Emporia fire station. Work on this facility has been ongoing for several years, and is a huge upgrade for the city's fire department.
The Emporia Fire Department worked out of the Civic Auditorium basement for the past 85 years. A city commissioner said the long-awaited upgrade will benefit fire crews and Emporia locals alike.
"It'll be a point of pride," said Tyler Curtis, Emporia city commissioner. "You don't build a fire station every year. This is going to be one of those things that we can really show, 'Hey, Emporia is here for the long term.' We're building new stuff, we're serving in new ways, and we're giving our public service workers the best of the best so they can serve our citizens in a way that's quality."
A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new fire station is expected to take place in the spring of 2026. Upon completion of the project, improvements are in the works for Fire Station #2.
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