Development
BY KAROLINE PFEIL
Lakeway is moving ahead with plans for a new Lake Travis Fire Rescue station. The station, approved at a Lakeway City Council meeting Nov. 19, will be built on 3.09 acres of land located at 15617 Flint Rock Road. By creating this new station, the department expects to improve its emergency response time to surrounding neighborhoods, per a city staff report. The station’s design and construction will be paid for by Lake Travis Fire Rescue, with an estimated completion date of 2031, a Lake Travis Fire Rescue representative said. The new station would eliminate plans for a New fire station coming soon to Lakeway
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Benefits of the new station, apart from its convenient location, would also include a reduced call volume to the existing fire station at Lohman’s Crossing, Assistant City Manager Ashby Grundman said. “That could be the difference, with oxygen deprivation, between somebody surviving a medical emergency and not surviving a medical emergency,” Council member Christopher Forton said. Abbott said that another fire station is currently in development for Serene Hills, with operation slated to begin in 2028. With the Flint Rock Road station now approved, Abbott said that the city will likely see the benefit of having a total of four functional fire stations within the next 10-11 years.
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proposed park in the area, subject to a “fee in lieu,” which would be paid to the city by developers and put into a special fund reserved for city park development and maintenance. The current average response time for fires in the region is five minutes and two seconds, Chief Robert Abbott of Lake Travis Fire Rescue said. By choosing this location for the new fire station, he estimates that response times could be reduced by two to two and a half minutes. The new station could also help improve Lakeway’s Insurance Services Office rating, or ISO, which insurance companies use to determine homeowner insurance costs, Abbott said.
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