Expanding emergency services From the cover
By the numbers
Breaking it down
Fire department calls for service
have identified a permanent location for Fire Station No. 6 and the future locations of Fire Station No. 8 and Fire Station No. 9. About $20 million is budgeted for the permanent Fire Station No. 6, which should open in 2027. The town meets current response time requirements for both the Insurance Services Office, and the National Fire Protection Association, Henley said, and plans to continue doing so through additional station coverage.
Flower Mound officials are working to proactively expand emergency services as the town’s population continues to rise, Fire Chief Paul Henley said. “We’re really trying to get ahead of it, because ultimately, our biggest enemy is just time,” said Jerry Duffield, the department’s assistant chief of operations. To meet anticipated growth, particularly in western Flower Mound, department officials
8K
7,456
7,321
7,250
7K
6,755
+10.38%
6K
0
2021
2022
2023
2024
Flower Mound population growth
Vehicle types at Flower Mound fire stations
E Engine RE Reserve engine AM Ambulance
AMB Ambulance bus RAM Rollover ambulance
RA Reserve aerial BC Battalion chief vehicle BT Brush truck
120K
110.6K
T Truck
81.3K
90K
75.1K 76.6K 77.9K
Existing fire station Upcoming fire station
VILLAGE PKWY.
E AM
60K
6
+47.27%
6
30K
377
RAM T
8
0
2021
2022 2023 2024 2045
4
CROSS TIMBERS RD.
E AM T BC
2
EMS vs. non EMS calls for service
1
E RE AM BT
Nearly 60% of all calls to the fire department required an EMS response, according to fire department data.
FLOWER MOUND RD.
LONG PRAIRIE RD.
E T
7
2021-2024
E AM BT
3
Non-EMS calls
EMS calls 17,025
59.15%
9
11,757
377
5
LAKE GRAPEVINE
E RE RAM AMB RA
114
2025
N
Non-EMS calls
EMS calls
57.12%
SOURCE: TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND/COMMUNITY IMPACT
*NOTE: EXISTING FIRE STATION 6 IS A TEMPORARY LOCATION WITHIN A PUBLIC WORKS BUILDING.
915
1,219
SOURCES: U.S. CENSUS, NORTH CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS, TOWN OF FLOWER MOUND/COMMUNITY IMPACT
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