18-05-2025
Iowa Park celebrates opening of new fire and police stations
IOWA PARK (KFDX/KJTL) — Since breaking ground in April 2021, to opening new fire and police facilities.
'These new facilities are a long time coming,' Iowa Park Mayor Jeff Pogatshnik said.
Iowa Park first responders are excited to use its new state-of-the-art facilities to serve the community.
'The building that we were in, we outgrew it completely.' Iowa Park Fire Chief Andy Payne said.
The two departments once shared a space. But now get their own separate building.
According to Payne, the new building fits the fire department's needs to better serve the community.
'We had a special order our fire trucks to fit in this old station. We're not gonna have to do that with the new station,' Payne said. 'It's going to help our response in how I say it is, we've got more state-of-the-art features inside that help us with our responses.'
police chief Steve Davis says these buildings are an investment for the future.
'Before we were literally dancing around each other in the hallway,' Davis said. 'I hope it provides the city of Iowa park for generations to come. We made sure that there was enough room so that we should we should be good for 30 and 40 years.'
Pogatshnik believes they did right by taxpayers by improving public safety services.
'I'm telling you what our police department and our fire department, and I've had to use them both personally, are second to none for small-town Texas. Nobody can beat them,' Pogatshnik said.
As the city of Iowa Park celebrates new public safety facilities to protect and serve.
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