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On November 19, 2020, the City of Ocala celebrated the official ribbon-cutting ceremony for the MLK First Responders Campus. The campus is located at 505 NW MLK Jr. Ave and serves as the home for both Ocala Fire Rescue (OFR) and a substation for the Ocala Police Department (OPD).

The project broke ground in December 2019 and was funded by the one percent Public Safety and Transportation Infrastructure Sales Tax. The campus includes OFR's administration offices, Fire Station #1, an OPD substation, a basketball court, a community room, and the Ocala Fire Museum.

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