New Austin Fire Station Will Serve Sunset Valley, Travis County

Austin TX

20 July, 2021

3:04 PM

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AUSTIN, TX — Austin Fire Department's newest station is officially in service. Austin Fire Station 51, which is located at 5410 Highway 290, went in service at noon Sunday and will serve citizens in the Travis County and Sunset Valley areas of southwest Austin, according to fire officials. Firefighters from Station 51 responded to their first fire on Sunday, which was in the kitchen of the CK Thai Cuisine located at 5207 Brodie Lane, according to a department tweet. We are pleased to announce the opening of Fire Station 51 that went in service today at noon. 5410 Hwy 290 West serving the citizens of Travis Country and Sunset Valley in Southwest Austin. Details on grand opening ceremony will be forthcoming in a couple weeks. pic.twitter.com/P1cCrZD6rZ— Austin Fire Info (@AustinFireInfo) July 18, 2021 This is the second of five new high priority Fire-EMS stations approved by Austin City Council. The first opened last year for Del Valle and southeast Austin, officials said. Authorities said a grand opening and tour of the new fire station will be available in the coming weeks. RELATED COVERAGE:WilCo Reaches 'Uncontrolled Community Spread' Of COVID-19 Travis County DA Dismisses Indictment On Austin PD Officer Man, Woman Arrested After SWAT Call In South Austin