PHOENIX (AZFamily) — The Phoenix Fire Department celebrated a groundbreaking ceremony for a new station in Ahwatukee on Friday. The expansion comes after concerns about response time in the area.
Station 74 will be the fourth fire station in Ahwatukee and will be built on the northwest corner of 19th Avenue and Chandler Boulevard.
“Our closest fire station today is Fire Station 46, which is about 4 miles east,” said Phoenix Fire Chief Mike Duran. “Over the last 10 years or so, we have seen a significant increase in calls.”…