BY COLBY FARR
About the department
A closer look
One more thing
The new headquarters houses 42 employ- ees that were previously located in the McK- inney Public Safety Building. The new space is designed to accommodate the department now and in the future, Dow said. Sta ng at the department has increased more than 60% since 2009. The department was funded for 270 full-time positions in scal year 2024-25.
Average response times in seconds EMS McKinney Fire Department
With re administration moving to the new campus, McKinney police are expected to expand operations within the existing McKinney Public Safety Building. A separate $70 million bond proposition passed in 2024 will fund any renovations to the existing building, according to the city’s website. The new re campus is opening at a time when the department is focused on “pushing the standard of care forward,” Grimes said. The department aims to make McKinney a “four-minute city” by partnering with the police department and residents to place automated external de brillators within four minutes of any cardiac emergency. “The idea is to have a force multiplier out there, and we’ve been working on this for a couple of years,” Dow said.
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McKinney Fire Department sta ng history
Department o cials are not anticipating adjustments to Fire Station No. 2’s coverage area because of the move, Dow said. Fire Station No. 2 is the department’s busiest station, he said. In 2025, the station’s EMS vehicle and re engine responded to more than 2,700 calls. For comparison, in District 10, both vehicles at Fire Station No. 10 responded to about 700 calls.
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