The Bell County Emergency Services District #1/Salado Fire Rescue hired AP TRITON, LLC to do an evaluation of the department and Frank Blackley, Project Manager and Fire & Life Safety Business Unit Leader, made the summary and findings presentation. The ESD is already seeing tremendous growth and have more than 20,000 new homes proposed. Fire Chief Jim Franz, CHSP, HEM, along with the volunteers and ESD Board, is doing a great job as they move forward.