VIDEO: Groom EMS and the Volunteer Fire Department have eight combined response vehicles and one very old building. They say the need for a new one is long overdue. “It’s kind of evolved probably over the last decade,” said Groom EMS Paramedic Jay Lamb. “This building is probably about 50 years old and it’s very functional very usable, but the space is just not big enough because equipment has grown.” After getting newer and bigger trucks over the years, they say the building they have now is way too cramped for trucks, equipment and first responders themselves. “We do from time to time bring in people to help fill our schedule, EMS-wise, and we need a place for them to bunk and to stay because we’re here for usually 12 hours, sometimes 24 hours,” said Lamb. “And so that’s created a need for a bunk area which this building doesn’t have.” They’re also looking to build a helipad so they no longer have to land emergency helicopters on US highway 66 east of town.