SUFFOLK, Va. — The City of Suffolk on Friday will break ground on a new fire station.
Fire Station 11 will be located at 6482 Hampton Roads Parkway, the city said in a release. Forty-five firefighters, officers and paramedics will be stationed at the 20,000-square-foot facility.
The new station will cover the North Suffolk corridor, according to the city. Station 11 will also house several pieces of apparatus in addition to a space for community meetings.
The city said $3.4 million from the Department of Homeland Security's Staffing for Adequate Fire and Emergency Response (SAFER) Grant will go toward staffing 18 firefighters at the new station.
I will be at the ground breaking Friday, and I'm working to learn more about the service it will provide to the growing community.
Friday's ceremony starts at 10 a.m.
