BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 METHOD:PUBLISH PRODID:-//Telerik Inc.//Sitefinity CMS 15.4//EN BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Central Standard Time BEGIN:STANDARD DTSTART:20251102T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=1SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=11 TZNAME:Central Standard Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0600 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT DTSTART:20250301T020000 RRULE:FREQ=YEARLY;BYDAY=2SU;BYHOUR=2;BYMINUTE=0;BYMONTH=3 TZNAME:Central Daylight Time TZOFFSETFROM:-0600 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DESCRIPTION:Escambia County invites the community to a groundbreaking cerem ony on Friday\, Nov. 6 at 10 a.m. to celebrate the start of construction f or Escambia County Fire Rescue's new Myrtle Grove Fire Station 11.The even t will take place at 7209 Lillian Highway\, which is the site of the exist ing Myrtle Grove Fire Station 11 and the location where the new station wi ll be constructed. One or more Escambia County Commissioners will be in at tendance."I'm excited to break ground on this incredibly important public safety project in District 2\, which will provide a state-of-the-art fire facility and enhance fire protection service for Myrtle Grove residents\," District 2 Commissioner Mike Kohler said. "Public safety is always my top priority for Escambia County\, and this new fire station will ensure that our ECFR firefighters can respond as quickly and efficiently as possible to help keep our residents safe when seconds matter most. I appreciate all of the hard work by county staff that made this project possible\, and I look forward to seeing it come to fruition for the residents of Myrtle Gro ve and District 2."The new Myrtle Grove Fire Station 11 is funded by the L ocal Option Sales Tax\, or L.O.S.T.\, which generates revenue for capital projects and infrastructure needs for Escambia County\, including public s afety\, fire trucks and ambulances\, fire stations\, park improvements\, r oad resurfacing\, sidewalks\, drainage and stormwater enhancements\, and m ore. \;The project will include the demolition of the existing fire st ation\, site development\, and construction of a new approximately 12\,780 -square-foot\, three-bay fire station. As an essential public safety facil ity\, the station has been designed to meet current operational requiremen ts\, resiliency standards\, and applicable stormwater management criteria. Due to the age and condition of the existing facility\, Station 11 has bee n removed from active service\, requiring neighboring fire stations to abs orb the Myrtle Grove response district. ECFR has continued to provide fire protection service through mutual aid from surrounding stations\, but res toring a permanent station in Myrtle Grove will improve emergency response times and strengthen ECFR's overall system resiliency for the Myrtle Grov e service area. \;The new fire station is designed to accommodate 10 e mergency response personnel\, with features including three 75-foot appara tus bays with hurricane-rated doors\, an administrative office and public reception area\, bunk rooms and associated living quarters\, commercial ki tchen\, radio/watch room\, fitness room\, laundry facilities\, and more.&n bsp\;The facility will also feature emergency standby power generation wit h automatic transfer equipment\, and all associated infrastructure necessa ry to ensure continuous operation during emergency events.Construction of the new Myrtle Grove Fire Station 11 will begin in November 2026 \, with a n anticipated completion date of fall 2027. DTEND:20261106T170000Z DTSTAMP:20261031T014318Z DTSTART:20261106T160000Z LOCATION:7209 Lillian Highway, Pensacola SEQUENCE:0 SUMMARY:Myrtle Grove Fire Station Groundbreaking Ceremony UID:RFCALITEM639290077988472802 X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Escambia County invites the community to a groundbreaking ceremony on Friday\, Nov. 6 at 10 a.m. to celebrate the sta rt of construction for Escambia County Fire Rescue's new Myrtle Grove Fire Station 11.

The event will take place at 7209 Lillian Highway\, whi ch is the site of the existing Myrtle Grove Fire Station 11 and the locati on where the new station will be constructed. One or more Escambia County Commissioners will be in attendance.

"I'm excited to break ground on this incredibly important public safety project in District 2\, which wil l provide a state-of-the-art fire facility and enhance fire protection ser vice for Myrtle Grove residents\," District 2 Commissioner Mike Kohler sai d. "Public safety is always my top priority for Escambia County\, and this new fire station will ensure that our ECFR firefighters can respond as qu ickly and efficiently as possible to help keep our residents safe when sec onds matter most. I appreciate all of the hard work by county staff that m ade this project possible\, and I look forward to seeing it come to fruiti on for the residents of Myrtle Grove and District 2."

The new Myrtle Grove Fire Station 11 is funded by the Local Option Sales Tax\, or L.O.S. T.\, which generates revenue for capital projects and infrastructure needs for Escambia County\, including public safety\, fire trucks and ambulance s\, fire stations\, park improvements\, road resurfacing\, sidewalks\, dra inage and stormwater enhancements\, and more. \;

The project wil l include the demolition of the existing fire station\, site development\, and construction of a new approximately 12\,780-square-foot\, three-bay f ire station. As an essential public safety facility\, the station has been designed to meet current operational requirements\, resiliency standards\ , and applicable stormwater management criteria.

Due to the age and condition of the existing facility\, Station 11 has been removed from acti ve service\, requiring neighboring fire stations to absorb the Myrtle Grov e response district. ECFR has continued to provide fire protection service through mutual aid from surrounding stations\, but restoring a permanent station in Myrtle Grove will improve emergency response times and strength en ECFR's overall system resiliency for the Myrtle Grove service area.&nbs p\;

The new fire station is designed to accommodate 10 emergency res ponse personnel\, with features including three 75-foot apparatus bays wit h hurricane-rated doors\, an administrative office and public reception ar ea\, bunk rooms and associated living quarters\, commercial kitchen\, radi o/watch room\, fitness room\, laundry facilities\, and more. \;

The facility will also feature emergenc y standby power generation with automatic transfer equipment\, and all ass ociated infrastructure necessary to ensure continuous operation during eme rgency events.

Construction of the new Myrtle Grove Fire Station 11 will begin in November 2026 \, with an anticipated completion date of fall 2027.

Myrtl e Grove Fire Station Groundbreaking Ceremony Invitation

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