The City of Fort Worth and the Fort Worth Fire Department are excited to announce that official groundbreaking for the new Fire Station 16 will be held on Wednesday, Oct. 16 at 5 p.m., the fire department said in a Facebook post. The groundbreaking is open to the public.
The current Station 16 is located at 5933 Geddes Street and was built in 1965. Approved within the 2022 Bond Program, the City of Fort Worth purchased a one-acre site at the northeast corner of Lovell Avenue and Horne Street for $2.27 million. The new Station 16 will be built on that site by Batson-Cook Construction and the original station will be demolished when construction is complete.
Station 16 serves the Como, Lake Como and Ridglea neighborhoods. The station averages over 5,000 runs a year (engine 4,000 runs a year/quint averages about 1,200).
The current facility is 60 years old and is in dire need of updates and improvements. The new station will be constructed with vital upgrades to technology, housing, facilities and the safety of the firefighters stationed there during their shift. It will be a 3-bay, 2-story double company facility and will eventually be the headquarters for Battalion 5.
Fort Worth Mayor Mattie Parker, Councilmember Michael D. Crain, Councilmember Jared Williams, Ph.D., City Manager David Cooke, Assistant City Manager Dana Burghdoff and Fire Chief Jim Davis will be on site to mark the occasion and share a few words with the attendees and media. Lifelong Como Community member and leader, Estrus Tucker, will emcee the event.
