BY MANUEL HOLGUIN JR.
New STAR Flight base to boost response times Travis County Emergency Services District No. 2, also known as the Pflugerville Fire Depart- ment, recently partnered with the Travis County STAR Flight—the county’s Shock Trauma Air
Pflugerville mayoral race headed to runoff The Pflugerville mayoral race is headed to a runoff election on Dec. 13 after no candi- date received more than 50% of the votes in the Nov. 4 election. How it happened A runoff election will take place between Doug Weiss and Pat McCord, who received 47.38% and 34.55% of the votes, respec- tively, in November. Following the two leading candidates, Gregory Harrington received 14.69% of the votes, while Andy Lindsey received 3.38%. Jonathan Coffman joined Pflugerville City Council after winning the Place 1 seat, receiving 55.3% of the votes. He was followed by write-in candidate Sam Aly and Phil Davis, with 29.3% and 15.4%.
STAR Flight is now operating part-time out of Fire Station 9 in Coupland, providing crews a new base.
Rescue program. About the project
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STAR Flight helibase is now operating part time out of Fire Station 9 in Coupland. This gives crews a new base to cover the growing northeast corridor of Travis County. Fire Chief Nick Perkins said the collaboration came together quickly after discussions with STAR Flight, which was seeking a more eastern base of operations. Station 9 sits on a 10-acre site the district purchased several years ago for future expansion. Perkins said the station’s strategic location due to rapid growth, heavy traffic near the new
Samsung site and its rural position, will enable quicker medical response, stronger rescue and wildfire support. “Once you get past Cameron Road, response times can stretch 10-15 minutes by ground,” Perkins said. “STAR Flight can be there within minutes.” While the station isn’t yet operating 24/7, crews are positioned there during the day—STAR Flight’s busiest hours—with plans to expand operations as infrastructure improvements continue.
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