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BY JACQUELYN BURRER
New Prosper fire station to reduce emergency response times
Prosper officials, community members and members of the Prosper Fire Department gathered April 28 to celebrate the opening of Fire Station No. 4, located at 3980 E. Prosper Trail. The new 12,212-square-foot facility is expected to improve emergency response times. The details Fire Chief Stuart Blasingame said the new station will help reduce emergency response times in parts of east Prosper by as much as six to eight minutes compared to previous coverage areas. “That can absolutely be the difference between life and death,” Blasingame said. Blasingame said the department began staffing the station in early April with nine personnel, with staffing expected to phase in over time. Funding for the $13.8 million facility came from the town’s 2020 bond program. Fire Station No. 4 includes five fire engine bays
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of Prosper with the level of excellence that our residents expect,” Blasingame said. “We’re just so happy to be out there, and we’re ready for their calls.”
and sleeping quarters for up to eight firefighters, per a town news release. Blasingame said the town is currently planning to add an ambulance in 2028. “We are just so very excited about the opening of that station and being able to serve the east side
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