Jasper County Emergency Services District One has begun construction on one of two new fire stations in Buna, aiming to enhance community safety and potentially reduce homeowners' insurance costs. The first sub-station is being built off FM 1004, about six miles northwest of town, as part of initiatives approved in a recent election.

Steve Hyden, a commissioner for Jasper County ESD #1, said, "One was ambulance service which we now provide and they meet the contract to provide ambulance coverage within fifteen minutes on the average. Then the other was to provide stations so that everybody would be within five miles of a fire station."

The new facility will feature two fresh water tanks capable of filling two fire trucks. Gerita Hardy, a resident living about five minutes from the new st

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