PUBLIC SAFETY
New Braunfels city leadership, re department and other community members celebrate the new station with an uncoupling ceremony. (Photos by Zara Flores/Community Impact)
New Braunfels opens Fire Station No. 2
BY ZARA FLORES
New Braunfels leadership, the re department and community members celebrated the com- pletion of Fire Station No. 2 on Sept. 30 with an uncoupling ceremony at 2940 I-35, New Braunfels. The new re station is approximately 16,300 square feet and cost around $7 million, funded by a voter-approved 2019 bond to accommodate the growth of the city and its subsequent need for more public safety investments. The city of New Braunfels increased in popu- lation from 2010 to 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, jumping from around 57,000 residents to 90,403 residents. “It is my honor to be here with you today to mark [the] completion of another bond project,” City Manager Robert Camareno said. “Today’s ceremony marks an end and a beginning. The end of construction, obviously, but also the beginning of this station going into service and this station becoming a home to the re ghters that come here every day to serve you.” The new facility will house around a dozen re- ghters and personnel along with living quarters, a kitchen, a gym and more. “Opening a re station is one of the most exciting events in a re chief’s career. It signi es growth, progress and possibilities,” Fire Chief Ruy Lozano said. “As a community-based re service, we are always much stronger when we stand together.” The new facility opened just a month after the city debuted its new police headquarters in August. A certi cate was presented from U.S. Sen. John Cornyn, R Texas, by a representative of his o ce during the ceremony. “U.S. Senator John Cornyn congratulates the city of New Braunfels Fire Station No. 2. This station’s brave rst responders serve on the front lines of local defense and work tirelessly to protect our security and safety,” the certi cate read.
New Braunfels Fire Station No. 2 is located at 2940 I 35, New Braunfels next to the Westside Community Center.
A PROPOSITION FOR SAFETY The New Braunfels re station and other public safety facilities, which were approved and funded through the 2019 bond, are meant to accommodate the growing population.
2010
New Braunfels population:
57,740
The new facility will house about a dozen re ghters and its location will provide quick access to I 35.
2019
“OPENING A FIRE STATION IS ONE OF THE MOST EXCITING EVENTS IN A FIRE CHIEF’S CAREER. IT SIGNIFIES GROWTH, PROGRESS AND POSSIBILITIES.” RUY LOZANO, FIRE CHIEF
Bond approved in May special election
$50.41M
$117M Bond total
Total for Prop 3, public safety that funded: • Fire Station No. 2 • Fire Station No. 3 • Police headquarters • Veterans memorial
2020
337
New Braunfels population:
56.57% from 2010
90,403
2022
August: Police headquarters completed September: Fire Station No. 2 completed SOURCES: CITY OF NEW BRAUNFELS, U.S. CENSUS BUREAU COMMUNITY IMPACT
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NEW BRAUNFELS EDITION • NOVEMBER 2022
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