JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Fire Station 76 is now officially open for business in Jacksonville\u2019s Pumpkin Hill area. Jacksonville Fire & Rescue, Mayor Donna Deegan, and other city officials cut the ribbon on the Pumpkin Hill area\u2019s newest fire station Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n
Read: <\/b>Target pledges to keep key back-to-school supplies at 2024 prices<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n Jacksonville Fire & Rescue Chief Keith Power said the new station will allow firefighters to respond a full five to seven minutes quicker to the surrounding area in times of crisis.<\/p>\n \u201cThe American Heart Association says that we have to restore profusion to either the heart or the brain within four or six minutes, or those cells begin to die,\u201d Chief Powers explained. \u201cObviously, with this station going in, we\u2019re gonna be able to get to people quicker.\u201d<\/p>\n With the new eight-million-dollar fire station also now up and running, Chief Powers also says all residents living within five miles of the station, built off of Cedar Point Road and Boney Road, can also expect property insurance savings.<\/p>\n \u201cIf you live within five miles of a fire station, you get the class one rating that most of Duval County currently enjoys,\u201d Chief Powers said Tuesday. \u201cIf you live outside of that, you\u2019re an iso class of 10, which means you basically have zero fire protection, and it causes your rates to be extremely elevated.\u201d<\/p>\n The celebration was bittersweet, marking the last fire station opening ceremony with Chief Powers as the head of Jacksonville Fire & Rescue before his retirement begins June 30th.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m ready to move on to other things and do other things and let a new leader come in and start leading the department in a different direction, it\u2019s time for some new ideas,\u201d Chie Powers told Action News Jax. \u201cBut it\u2019s bittersweet. I think the part I\u2019m going to miss the most is the troops, the men and women that go out there and serve every day.\u201d<\/p>\n >>> STREAM ACTION NEWS JAX LIVE <\/b><\/a>,<\/p>\n Now, Chief Powers says with the investments made in the department city-wide and the men left on the front lines, he couldn\u2019t feel any better about the state of Jacksonville Fire & Rescue he\u2019s leaving behind.<\/p>\n [DOWNLOAD: <\/b>Free Action News Jax app for alerts as news breaks<\/b><\/a>]<\/b><\/p>\n [SIGN UP: <\/b>Action News Jax Daily Headlines Newsletter<\/b><\/a>] <\/b><\/p>\n Click here<\/b><\/a> to download the free Action News Jax news and weather apps, <\/b>click here<\/b><\/a> to download the Action News Jax Now app for your smart TV and <\/b>click here<\/b><\/a> to stream Action News Jax live.<\/b><\/p>\n Action News Jax Top Stories<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"JACKSONVILLE, Fla. \u2014 Fire Station 76 is now officially open for business in Jacksonville\u2019s Pumpkin Hill area. 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