Kitchener to build new fire station, add 20 more firefighters – Kitchener

On Monday night time, Kitchener council accepted a plan to construct a brand new fireplace station within the metropolis in addition to rent 20 extra firefighters over the following few years.

Employees had been directed to create a research to determine the place the very best location can be for a brand new fireplace station within the space.

The fireplace station will not be imagined to open till 2026.

Kitchener says the extra firefighters and station will decrease response instances whereas additionally serving an space that continues to see vital development in inhabitants in addition to within the variety of tall buildings.

Waterloo Area has been one of many fastest-growing areas within the nation over the previous a number of years because it has grown from 583,500 residents in 2016 to 623,930 in 2020. That quantity is predicted to develop to 950,000 over the following 30 years as a part of the province’s plan.