Marble Falls moves forward with new $5.7 million fire station
Fire Station rendering. Courtesy photo
The Marble Falls City Council approved a $5.7 million construction contract for a second city fire station that will begin construction in April, a move officials say will improve emergency response times and lower homeowners’ insurance costs.
The 8,500-square-foot Fire Station No. 2 will be built near the Thunder Rock development on the south side of the U.S. 281 bridge, placing all residential properties within five miles of a fire station. The addition will allow the city to move from a split Insurance Services Office (ISO) 3X rating to a uniform ISO Class 3 rating, a change expected to reduce insurance premiums for homeowners and improve response times for fire crews.
Currently, the city operates from a single station at 700 Avenue N., which officials say can slow response times when crews are handling multiple calls.
The new station, expected to be completed in May 2027, will house an ambulance and assigned Emergency Services personnel. It will also include a dedicated workspace for the Marble Falls Police Department. Marble Falls Fire Rescue hopes to hire nine new firefighters to man the station through grant funding, but this has not yet been secured.
At its Feb. 17 meeting, the City Council selected Trimbuilt Construction as the contractor from nine bids in a similar price range. The project was approved for an amount not to exceed $5,732,798.24 and will be funded through the city’s General Fund in the Capital Funds budget. It was initially estimated at $7 million. Trimbuilt previously completed $3 million in renovations to Fire Station No. 1.
“With years of work between fire rescue, city management and support of Marble Falls City Council, this project has become a reality,” Assistant Fire Chief Coy Guenter told DailyTrib. “This additional fire station will help provide the best customer service for our citizens and visitors of Marble Falls.”