A dedication and ribbon-cutting were held Wednesday for New Castle County EMS Station 5 on North Broad Street in Middletown.
It's the first new medic station built south of the C&D Canal and the first new medic station in the county in nearly 15 years. Middletown Mayor Ken Branner, Jr., said the medic unit is right where it needs to be in the center of town.
"For 20 years emergency runs within the municipal limits of Middletown have increased ten-percent per year," said Branner. "This station is within three miles of 21,000 residents in the town of Middletown, and 56 percent of the emergency runs south of the canal come from the town of Middletown.
"This is a tremendous asset for the residents and we're just thrilled to be able to work with New Castle County to get this."