New Fire Station, Trucks For City Of Tuscaloosa

TUSCALOOSA, AL — The Tuscaloosa City Council has approved an updated fire protection services agreement between the city, Mercedes Benz US International (MBUSI) and the State of Alabama that will include a new Station 11 and new vehicles.

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In a press release this week, the mayor's office cited the city's long history of cooperative agreements with MBUSI, dating back to 1993’s Rosewood agreement which was executed when MBUSI began construction on the plant in Tuscaloosa County.

In the updated agreement, the state will fund up to $10 million to provide:

• A new Station 11;
• Land that Mercedes will lease to the City and annex to City limits;
• A new ladder truck;
• A new pumper truck; and
• Equipment for the vehicles, the station and the new firefighters.

What's more, MBUSI will fund the annual personnel costs for 12 new fire rescue employees for the next 20 years — an effort valued at over $1 million per year, according to the City of Tuscaloosa.

From the new Fire Station 11, the City will provide fire protection services to MBUSI’s nearly one billion square foot battery plant, as well as to MBUSI’s original campus.

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