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'It's embarrassing,' Austin firefighters president says on need for more fire stations

- May 14, 2018 - KVUE News: Click here to watch Video 


"Public Safety Commission calls for temporary Fire Stations"

- May 9, 2018 - KLBJ News: Click here to read report


"Firefighters Union says interim fix needed before new stations built" 

- May 7, 2018 - KXAN News: Click here to watch Video


"Del Valle neighborhood and fire station"

- May 5, 2018 - FOX News:  Click here to watch Video


"Del Valle community holds training due to lack of fire station"

- May 5, 2018 - KVUE News:  Click here to watch Video 


"With slower response time, neighbors take matters into their own hands"

- May 4, 2018 - KXAN News:  Click here to watch Video


"Del Valle taking safety into their own hands instead of waiting for Austin to build fire station"

- May 4, 2018 - FOX News: Click here to watch Video 


"City of Austin Considers P3 for Fire Stations" 

​- April 17, 2018 - Corridor News:  Click here to read report


"Austin insurance rates soaring due to lack of Fire Stations"

- April 6, 2018 - CBS News:  Click here to read report


"Cost estimate for 5 'critical' new fire stations tops $86M"

- April 2, 2018 - KXAN News:  Click here to watch Video 



"The long road to responsive fire coverage"

- December 7, 2017 - The Austin Chronicle:  Click here to read report 



"Emergency response time deficiencies"

-April 7, 2016 -Austin Public Safety Commission-Response Time Reduction Presentation: Click here to watch Video 



"Austin needs five new fire stations for better response times."

-March 7, 2016 - KXAN: Click here to watch Video


"Majority of Austin Fire stations missing response time goal"

-March 7, 2016 - KVUE:  Click here to watch Video



Life or Death: Austin Fire response times differ dramatically across the city

​-February 16, 2016 - KEYE: Click here to read report



History of AFA/AFD collaboration on the Risk and Service Delivery Analysis.

-Click here to view the pdf.


​Austin area's population will still grow by more than 30 percent over the next 15 years

-January 26, 2015 - Austin Business Journal: Click here to view Urban Institute Report



Power Point Presentation submitted to the Austin Public Safety Commission

-Austin Firefighters Association: Click here to view