{"id":14265,"date":"2025-10-21T18:13:07","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T18:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/14265\/"},"modified":"2025-10-21T18:13:07","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T18:13:07","slug":"plano-fire-rescue-celebrates-grand-reopening-of-fire-station-5-after-12-million-renovation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/14265\/","title":{"rendered":"Plano Fire-Rescue Celebrates Grand Reopening of Fire Station 5 After $12 Million Renovation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"237\" data-end=\"442\">Plano Fire-Rescue is set to celebrate the grand reopening of Fire Station 5 following a $12 million renovation and expansion funded by the 2021 bond referendum.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"444\" data-end=\"742\">Located at Park Boulevard and Preston Road, Fire Station 5 first opened in 1983. It has served Plano residents for more than four decades. The renovation nearly doubles the station\u2019s size from 7,200 to 14,000 square feet, providing upgraded facilities to support the city\u2019s growing needs.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"744\" data-end=\"769\">Upgraded Facilities<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"772\" data-end=\"907\">Additional space to house more emergency vehicles, including a new ambulance and a hazardous materials truck and trailer.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"972\">Renovated living areas with extra beds for firefighters.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"975\" data-end=\"1021\">Expanded parking for staff and visitors.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1024\" data-end=\"1093\">Built-in storm shelter for safety during severe weather events.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-large wp-image-98814\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/dylan-g-O9A_0qmav50-unsplash-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\"   data-eio=\"p\"\/>(Dylan G\/Unsplashed)<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1349\">\u201cFire Station 5 has always been a cornerstone of our fire service,\u201d said Fire Chief Chris Biggerstaff.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1097\" data-end=\"1349\">\u201cThis project provides modern facilities that match the high level of professionalism and commitment our firefighters bring to work every day.\u201d<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1351\" data-end=\"1522\">Community Celebration<br data-start=\"1376\" data-end=\"1379\"\/>The public is invited to attend the grand opening ceremony featuring a ribbon cutting, guided tours, and the chance to meet firefighters.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1524\" data-end=\"1544\">Event Details:<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1547\" data-end=\"1580\">Date: Wednesday, October 22<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1583\" data-end=\"1633\">Time: 9-11 a.m. (Ceremony begins at 10 a.m.)<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1636\" data-end=\"1703\">Location: Fire Station 5, 5115 W. Park Blvd., Plano, TX 75093<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1706\" data-end=\"1817\">Parking: Available behind the shopping center at 1701 Preston Road with shuttle service to Fire Station 5<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Plano Fire-Rescue is set to celebrate the grand reopening of Fire Station 5 following a $12 million renovation&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":14266,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[160,162,161],"class_list":{"0":"post-14265","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-plano","8":"tag-plano","9":"tag-plano-headlines","10":"tag-plano-news"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14265","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14265"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14265\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/14266"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14265"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14265"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14265"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}