Crime & Safety

New Fire Station Coming To Paulding County

Fire Station #12, will be located at 310 Wayside Lane near the intersection of Spring Road.

PAULDING COUNTY, GA—Paulding County Fire & Rescue announced recently announced that construction of its newest station has been approved by the Board of Commissioners. Fire Station #12, will be located at 310 Wayside Lane near the intersection of Spring Road.

According to county officials, the station will be staffed seven days a week and 24 hours a day with highly trained professional fire and emergency medical personnel and is being funded through SPLOST (Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax).

"The number one benefit of this new station is faster on-scene times for both fire suppression and emergency medical calls. Additionally, it compresses the geographic area Station 1 (Dallas) and Station 7 (unincorporated Rockmart) currently cover," Chief Joey Pelfrey said. "That means the likelihood of a first-due emergency vehicle already being on a previous emergency is reduced. That’s particularly important because Station 1 in Dallas is the busiest in Paulding County and frequently has several 911 emergency calls happening simultaneously.”

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According to Chief Pelfrey, the new station could also potentially lower insurance premiums for
some Paulding County citizens.

"While we can’t control insurance companies and their premiums, it is customary that residences within 5 miles of a fully staffed fire station, and 1000’ from the nearest fire hydrant, have lower premiums.

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Planning, design and construction is scheduled to begin in March with anticipated completion in late 2020.

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