New ‘hot’ fire station for Centurion
"Msimanga said the occasion was also meant to showcase the human spirit as the metro recognised the dedicated men and women in uniform."
A new emergency station, Heuweloord Emergency Centre was launched last week Thursday in Centurion.
Tshwane mayor Solly Msimanga handed over 18 rapid intervention vehicles and new ambulances to City of Tshwane Emergency Services to be based at Heuweloord.
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Msimanga said the occasion was also meant to showcase the human spirit as the metro recognised the dedicated men and women in uniform who have served the department and the city over many years, 30 to 40 years.
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He said he believed the station would go a long way towards the creation and the building of safe and sustainable communities.
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The new emergency services station will not only serve the community of Heuweloord, Olievenhoutbosch, Laezonia, Sunderlandridge, Mooiplaats, Laudium, Claudius, Erasmia and Wierdapark but will also respond to motor vehicle accidents on the R55 and the N14 – Pretoria/Krugersdorp highway within “the golden hour”.
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