The city of Tomball and Harris County Emergency Services District No. 15 broke ground on Tomball Fire Department Station No. 4 during a ceremony June 27. Station No. 4, to be located at 10333 Mahaffey Road, Tomball, will help reduce response times to emergency calls in the eastern part of Tomball's extraterritorial jurisdiction—the area just outside the city limits—Tomball Fire Department Chief Joe Sykora said during the June 27 event.
"We are very thankful for the citizens that support us in this endeavor. We have purchased this piece of property about four years ago, and it's exciting that we are breaking ground today to provide the service that these residents greatly need and reduce those response times, which is something very important as well with today's fire development," ESD 15 Commissioner Jason "Bear" Wilson said during the groundbreaking event.