Blount Island fire station opens, bolstering emergency response for Marines and port operations
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New fire station replaces 46-year-old firehouse at Blount Island
A train loaded with new cars trundled into JAXPORT’s fenced-in Blount Island Marine Terminal on Wednesday as city leaders officially opened a new fire station. The new station, Station 48, replaces one opened 46 years ago inside the gates of the 2,000-acre marine terminal off Heckscher Drive. The new station has room for a fire engine, tanker and a future rescue unit. As the freight train blared its horn before rolling inside the terminal fence,…
Blount Island fire station opens, bolstering emergency response for Marines and port operations
Jacksonville officials opened Fire Station 48 during an Aug. 19 ribbon-cutting ceremony immediately outside Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island’s main gate, expanding emergency response for the installation, the Jacksonville Port Authority’s Blount Island Marine Terminal and nearby communities along Heckscher Drive.
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