GALLERY: Spring Fire Department to celebrate grand opening of Station No. 74 on Oct. 5

Spring Fire Department Station No. 74

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By Hannah Zedaker | 4:23 PM Sep 30, 2019 CDT

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Spring Fire Department will celebrate the grand opening of Station No. 74, located at 24030 Old Aldine Westfield Road, Spring, on Oct. 5 from 10 a.m.-1 p.m. SFD Chief Scott Seifert said the new station, which opened in late August, is a replacement facility, as the original Station No. 74 did not include sleeping quarters.

“The stations that we built back in the 1970s, 1980s, 1990s and even the early 2000s—they were never meant to house firefighters 24/7, so we needed to build state-of-the-art fire stations that would be able to do that,” Seifert said. “[The new station] can also withstand 150 mph winds, which is pretty critical during a hurricane.”

The celebration, which will be open to the public, will include fire station tours; food; family-friendly activities; and special guests U.S. Rep. Dan Crenshaw, R-Texas, and NewsRadio 740 KTRH’s Jimmy Barrett, SFD Communications Director Tracee Evans said. Cake and drinks will be provided courtesy of H-E-B, and ice cream will be provided by Blue Bell. 281-355-1266. www.springfd.org

By Hannah Zedaker

Born and raised in Cypress, Texas, Hannah Zedaker graduated from Sam Houston State University in 2016 with a bachelor's degree in mass communication and a minor in political science. She began as an intern with Community Impact Newspaper in 2015 and was hired upon graduation as a reporter for The Woodlands edition in May 2016. In January 2019, she was promoted to serve as the editor of the Spring/Klein edition where she covers Spring ISD and Harris County Commissioners Court, in addition to business, development and transportation news.

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