10th Aurora Fire Station To Be Celebrated With Groundbreaking Ceremony

AURORA, IL — Aurora officials will break ground Wednesday afternoon on the city's 10th fire station.

Mayor Richard Irvin and Fire Chief Dave McCabe will lead the ceremony, which starts at 2 p.m. at the intersection of Bilter Road and Nan Street.

The new Fire Station 13 will be about 20,000 square feet and located on 2.5 acres of land on Aurora's northeast side. It'll contain an apparatus bay, office space, a bunk room, a kitchen and a fitness room, among other features.

The new station is expected to cut response time in half in the area, according to a news release. The area is home to residential communities and business corridors, including the Chicago Premium Outlets and the new $360M Hollywood Casino, for which construction began in late 2023.

Currently, the area is served by either a fire station a mile away near Fox Valley Mall or one in downtown Aurora.

Wednesday's fire station groundbreaking will be the first of two this year. The second — the new Fire Station 9, which will replace another station — will be scheduled in a couple of weeks, officials said. The new station will be located at 7S300 Eola Road, just south of Liberty Street.