FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:
Amanda Holley (407) 246-2198
Heather Allebaugh (407) 246-3423
MAYOR BUDDY DYER, COMMISSIONER PHIL
DIAMOND, COMMISSIONER PATTY SHEEHAN AND ORLANDO FIRE DEPARTMENT BREAK GROUND ON
NEW FIRE STATIONS
Three State-of-the-Art Fire Stations Begin
Construction through Mayor Dyer’s Public Safety Initiative
WHAT: Earlier this year, Mayor Buddy Dyer unveiled a multi-year,
multi-million dollar public safety initiative, continuing the city’s commitment
to public safety. On Thursday, December 14, Mayor Dyer and District 1
Commissioner Phil Diamond will break ground on fire station #16 and Mayor Dyer
and District 4 Commissioner Patty Sheehan will break ground on fire station #17,
marking three fire stations to begin construction this month.
As the City of Orlando experiences tremendous growth, the Orlando Fire
Department is focused on enhancing it’s infrastructure with the addition of
these stations, adding 45 fire personnel operating 3 advanced life support
engine companies servicing North Lake Nona, Central Lake Nona and the Millenia
area. These new fire stations will lay the foundation to attain the City’s first
ISO rating of “1”. This is the highest rating that cities and communities across
the nation strive to achieve for their citizens attaining rapid response times,
lowering residential and commercial property insurance rates and keeping the
Orlando Fire Department in the top 1% of rated-fire agencies in the country.
WHO: Mayor Dyer, District 1 Commissioner Diamond, District 4 Commissioner
Sheehan, Fire Chief Jim Reynolds, Deputy Fire Chief Kathy Miller, Deputy Fire
Chief Rudy Johnson and Deputy Fire Chief Mark Oakes
VISUALS: Renderings of Fire Stations #16 and #17
Floor plan layout of Fire Stations #16 and #17
Presentation of the colors by OFD’s Honor Guard
OFD Pipers and Drummers
OFD engine companies and tower trucks
WHEN: Thursday, December 14, 2006
10:00 a.m. – Station #17
1:00 p.m. – Station #16
WHERE: Fire Station #17 - Millenia
3691 Millenia Blvd.
Fire Station #16 – Lake Nona
12375 Lake Nona Gateway Rd.
ON-SITE MEDIA CONTACT: Amanda Holley (407) 832-5501
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