JFRD to break ground on new fire station on Northside

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – The Jacksonville Fire Rescue Department will break ground on a new fire station on the Northside on Monday.

Mayor Curry, City Council President Terrence Freeman, representatives from city council, and Chief Keith Powers will be at the ceremony.

Station 64 is one of several either in the works, or recently completed. The station, which will sit at Dunn Avenue and Harts Road, will help the need for additional fire services on the Northside.

It will serve a busy industrial and commercial corridor that has seen a lot of recent growth.

Right now, the nearest fire station is Station 34, over on Dunn Avenue, or 38 on the other side of the Trout River.

Another future fire station is also in the works. It will go up along the Downtown riverfront and will help serve the future four seasons hotel and growing museum district.

The groundbreaking on Station 64 will be at 10 a.m. on Monday.