The station’s enhanced design sets precedent for improved safety and wellness standards being adopted nationally. Programming includes three drive-through bays, exercise room, and living quarters (dayroom, kitchen, dining, and sleeping rooms). The decontamination room and storage rooms separate the bays and the living quarters.
As the team considered future needs of this growing community, their conceptual programming accommodates a future adjacent training center and the addition of a fourth apparatus bay.
Project Highlights
- First-of-its-kind exterior decontamination room with an extractor system removes contaminants from gear in addition to a sealed locker room, responding to “Healthy In, Healthy Out” standards for fire fighters.
- Secure systems safeguard the building, allowing it to remain operational in the event of a natural disaster.
- Early collaboration with the city, geotechnical engineer, and architect addressed poor soil conditions. The team proposed four foundation options and closely analyzed their individual advantages and disadvantages. A custom, in-depth selection matrix considered cost, total building settlement, differential settlement, and cost of repair for each foundation system, providing the owner with a comprehensive understanding of risks and solutions.
