Design Features

The District has adopted standard design criteria for new fire station design and construction that is intended to meet the immediate and long-term operational objectives of the District. The “Facilities Design Criteria” may be found and accessed on the District’s website under “Fire Station Replacement Program”. The District’s design consultant will utilize the design criteria for the development of standardized fire station prototypes (small (2:8) – 2 apparatus bays with eight beds; medium (3:10) – 3 bays with 10 beds; and large (4:12) – 4 bays with 12 beds).

The District intends to construct the 3:10 type as the most common recurring fire station type. The 2:8 type will be reserved for rural locations or where the size of the real property is too small to accommodate the larger versions. The 4:10 type will be reserved to provide the greatest amount of flexibility for the placement of assets within a given region served by the District.

While the floor plans may remain the same for similar station types, the exterior elements of the design may vary considerably from one location to another in order to complement the existing surrounding community architecture for such things as: building exterior finishes; building roof lines; building orientation; site characteristics; security fencing; and selection of landscape materials.

All the new fire stations are planned as single story structures with drive-through bay circulation to minimize the need for backing large equipment. Each of the new fire stations will be readily accessible to the general public. The larger types (3:10 and 4:12) will include a community room that may be reserved for meetings by local community groups. Once plans are developed for the specific fire station projects, they will be made available to the general public and employees of the District for comment and review.

The District is utilizing a committee structure to facilitate in-house design review and comments. The design review committee is charged with making sure the new fire stations will meet the immediate and long term operational objectives of the District, will be safe and in conformance with all fire/life safety and building code requirements, will be cost effective for the life of the facility taking into consideration the initial cost and ongoing maintenance and operating costs, and will complement the surrounding neighborhood and community. District staff interested in participating in the design review process is encouraged to contact their supervisor or the District’s Project Manager with comments or suggestions.
 

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