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By EMS1 Staff
AUSTIN, Texas — Austin-Travis County EMS held a ceremony to place a time capsule in the walls of Station One, which is currently undergoing renovations.
Opened in 1982, ATCEMS Station One was the first standalone municipal EMS station in the US. Renovations, funded by a 2018 bond, began last year to update and expand the station, eventually housing two ambulances and a district commander. The time capsule allows ATCEMS to preserve current history for future generations, the department stated in a press release.
“The artifacts we’ve placed in the time capsule will offer the ATCEMS Medics of the future an insight into our daily lives, challenges, and triumphs, and provide a small glimpse into our story, so it can continue to be told long after we’re gone,” Chief Robert Luckritz said. “We envision a bright future for ATCEMS! One that continues to grow, innovate, and improve the lives of both the community and the dedicated EMS Clinicians that care for them.”
The time capsule includes challenge coins, annual reports, letters, patches, old photos, recruiting ads, and a 90s pager. A commemorative plaque marks its location, to be opened by future ATCEMS medics on the department’s 75th anniversary in 2051.