State of the art fire station will be benchmark for others across NSW
THE new Ropes Crossing fire station will be the benchmark for future stations across NSW.
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AFTER years of waiting, Ropes Crossing’s new $3.8 million fire station finally opened last week.
The state of the art facility was years in the making but took only six months to build.
It features training rooms and offices as well as kitchen, living and gym facilities.
Being one of the busiest areas in the state, it will be home to 20 permanent fire fighters and seven retained fire fighters.
Each firefighter will enjoy their own bedroom and change room with share bathrooms between two.
Station officer Peter Turner said the crews were extremely happy with the new facilities.
“We were renting in a factory and industrial area before,” he said.
“This is a purpose-built facility. It is similar to what he had, but it is bigger and will be the benchmark for all new fire stations.”
As well as new facilities, the new location also will allow the station to respond to emergencies quicker.
“We are now more centrally located within our station, area giving us quicker response times,” Mr Turner said.
“We average about 1500 to2000 jobs a year; on top of that we are usually the second or third busiest fire station with regard to fires in NSW.
“House fires, grass fires, rubbish fires even factory fires we are busy here.”
Mt Druitt is also set to receive a new station in the near future, with Fire and Rescue NSW securing land in Railway St, Mt Druitt for the new facility.
A Fire and Rescue NSW spokesman said this location would also allow the station to be more central.
“FRNSW considered the central location, ease of access, road and traffic conditions and surrounding land use when selecting a suitable site for a future new fire station,” he said.
“The site on Railway St meets this criteria.”
The Mt Druitt station is set to be finished within the next 18 months.
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