In 1985 when the five patrol zones in the Kempsville Borough (Virginia Beach, Virginia) generated almost 50 percent of the calls for service in the first precinct, a change was needed. The Police Department, covering 124 square miles of the first precinct with 124 personnel, had difficulty servicing outlying areas from the first precinct's facilities located 11 miles away in the center of the city. An existing fire station allocated 675 square feet for police operations which began with day and evening shifts, 5 days a week. A year after opening, with $26,000 saved in mileage costs, the substation increased staffing to 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. An added benefit was enhancement of relations between police and fire personnel.