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Fire Station 7 begins taking calls
Firefighter Nick Boroski gives a tour of the garage and fire engines. Photo by Kelsey Kruzich.
By Anthony Tosie, atosie@starlocalnews.com
With an expanding city comes a need for expanding services; Fire Station 7 represents the latest entry in Frisco's expanding government services.
The fire station, which is currently staffed and taking calls, includes a number of state-of-the-art amenities and equipment for its personnel and Frisco residents. Residents from Frisco Lakes in Neighborhood 11, located by the new station, welcomed station personnel last Friday and took a tour of the new facility.
"We appreciate you all coming out here -- we look forward to supporting the west side of Frisco over here," Lt. Colin Eft said to the residents of Neighborhood 11. "We're here for 24 hours a day -- we start our shift at 7:00 a.m. and work until 7:00 a.m. the next morning. There are three shifts, so you'll see [this group] working every third day."
Station 7 is located at 330 W. Stonebrook Parkway and serves residents on the west side of the city. The addition of Station 7 will allow the Frisco Fire Department to keep its response time at two to five minutes, as other stations generally won't have to take calls to west side of the city.
Lt. Colin Eft said the station's staff has already begun monitoring important safety aspects on the west side of the city.
"Eight-to-five are generally business hours for us," he said. "We'll go out and do inspections, test [fire] hydrants, train and get all that stuff done and entered into the computer."
Among the new equipment the station has include Frisco's newest ambulance, which the station began using when it became staffed on June 8, and the city's newest fire engine. The fire engine will use both water and foam to fight fires, which will cause less property damage to houses it's used on, Firefighter Nick Boroski said.
The station is also manages an "ambulance bus" that it maintains for the North Central Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Council. The bus can transfer up to 18 patients in the event of an emergency, Boroski said.
"We just got this vehicle from Station 6," he said. "It's part of the emergency medical taskforce. We maintain the vehicle, and we're also available to use it. If we have a big incident in our city and we feel that we need to use this, we have the ability to do that. And if the state needs [to use it for] something, we also get it ready for them and get it where they need it to go."
The bus would typically be called for during natural disaster situations, such as tornado and hurricane relief efforts.
The fire station will also offer other services Frisco residents may not be aware of. As with other Frisco fire stations, Station 7 will offer blood pressure exams to residents, which it has an exam room for. The station will also host birthday parties for children whose parents live or work in the city.
"We do birthday parties on Saturdays," Eft said. "We haven't had one at this station yet -- I'm sure we'll have one soon. Every station is usually booked on Saturdays; they're actually sometimes booked out over a year in advance. We'll educate the kids on fire safety at those and have some fun activities for them."
While Fire Station 7 is currently taking calls, its official grand opening won't take place until later in the year, likely in August, Eft said.
Fire Station 7 can be reached at (972) 292-6407 for non-emergencies; emergency issues should still be reported through 911.
The fire station, which is currently staffed and taking calls, includes a number of state-of-the-art amenities and equipment for its personnel and Frisco residents. Residents from Frisco Lakes in Neighborhood 11, located by the new station, welcomed station personnel last Friday and took a tour of the new facility.
"We appreciate you all coming out here -- we look forward to supporting the west side of Frisco over here," Lt. Colin Eft said to the residents of Neighborhood 11. "We're here for 24 hours a day -- we start our shift at 7:00 a.m. and work until 7:00 a.m. the next morning. There are three shifts, so you'll see [this group] working every third day."
Station 7 is located at 330 W. Stonebrook Parkway and serves residents on the west side of the city. The addition of Station 7 will allow the Frisco Fire Department to keep its response time at two to five minutes, as other stations generally won't have to take calls to west side of the city.
Lt. Colin Eft said the station's staff has already begun monitoring important safety aspects on the west side of the city.
"Eight-to-five are generally business hours for us," he said. "We'll go out and do inspections, test [fire] hydrants, train and get all that stuff done and entered into the computer."
Among the new equipment the station has include Frisco's newest ambulance, which the station began using when it became staffed on June 8, and the city's newest fire engine. The fire engine will use both water and foam to fight fires, which will cause less property damage to houses it's used on, Firefighter Nick Boroski said.
The station is also manages an "ambulance bus" that it maintains for the North Central Texas Trauma Regional Advisory Council. The bus can transfer up to 18 patients in the event of an emergency, Boroski said.
"We just got this vehicle from Station 6," he said. "It's part of the emergency medical taskforce. We maintain the vehicle, and we're also available to use it. If we have a big incident in our city and we feel that we need to use this, we have the ability to do that. And if the state needs [to use it for] something, we also get it ready for them and get it where they need it to go."
The bus would typically be called for during natural disaster situations, such as tornado and hurricane relief efforts.
The fire station will also offer other services Frisco residents may not be aware of. As with other Frisco fire stations, Station 7 will offer blood pressure exams to residents, which it has an exam room for. The station will also host birthday parties for children whose parents live or work in the city.
"We do birthday parties on Saturdays," Eft said. "We haven't had one at this station yet -- I'm sure we'll have one soon. Every station is usually booked on Saturdays; they're actually sometimes booked out over a year in advance. We'll educate the kids on fire safety at those and have some fun activities for them."
While Fire Station 7 is currently taking calls, its official grand opening won't take place until later in the year, likely in August, Eft said.
Fire Station 7 can be reached at (972) 292-6407 for non-emergencies; emergency issues should still be reported through 911.
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