As West Fargo continues to grow, so does its fire department — which may mean a new fire station in the near future. The department recently completed a comprehensive risk-assessment process, which analyzes everything from staffing and calls for service to response times, as well as current and future needs of the department. And one of those needs includes a fourth fire station to be built in the far southern part of West Fargo. Fire Chief Dan Fuller said to improve response times, which are not in the target range in some areas, he plans to create new sub zones within the four coverage units the department currently maps, he wrote in the report. He also would like to increase daily staffing from 12 firefighters to 17, which means hiring an additional 15 firefighters. West Fargo fire would then work with the Fargo Fire Department on a program to better respond to car crashes around the metro. Fuller would like to build the new station by 2031 on land at the corner of 47th Avenue West and Sheyenne Street.
