Naperville to cut ribbon on 10th fire station
Naperville firefighters will be rushing toward a fire station today instead of away from it.
The city will cut the ribbon at 2 p.m. on its newest station at 3201 95th St., just west of Route 59. Parking will be available on Anna Marie Drive.
The environmentally friendly station will serve portions of the city's southwest side bordered by 83rd Street to the north, Book Road to the east, the city boundary to the west and electrical lines between 95th and 103rd streets to the south. Neighborhoods that will be protected by the station include White Eagle, Carillon Club, Tall Grass and Aero Estates.
Station 10 is intended to help the department reach its goal of responding to 90 percent of emergencies within six minutes. It currently hits that mark less than 70 percent of the time on the southwest side.
"Response times in the area served by this building will decrease and every second counts in an emergency situation," Mayor George Pradel said in a news release.
The city broke ground on the station in June using land donated by the developer of Naperville Crossings. The 9,885-square-foot building includes three apparatus bays, living quarters, a hose tower and turn-out gear storage room.
The cost of the project came in at $2.3 million - about $100,000 under budget. The city received a $30,000 Energy Efficiency Block Grant to install LED lights and a $37,059 grant from the Illinois Clean Energy Foundation to fund a geothermal heating and cooling system. Naperville applied for silver Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design certification.
The station will be staffed using existing personnel.