Community safety: CPR training, fire accreditation, Fire Station 5 and airport advances
Summary
The fire department trained 57 employees in hands-only CPR, deployed 38 AEDs and earned a 100% gold-standard safety accreditation. Fire Station 5 is about 90% complete and should open in January 2027, and the airport now has its own radio frequency and is building the nation's first truly remote digital control tower.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 1
- Last 30 days
- 1
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Nov 4, 2026.
Impact analysis
The FAA contributed an additional $5.5 million to the remote tower project; Fire Station 5 is funded under RFP 2240.
Residents, pilots and visitors gain faster emergency response, better-equipped facilities and safer airport operations.
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