Fire Station Concept Design Brochure

PROPOSED NEW NORTHBOROUGH FIRE STATION

Proposed Concept Design

Project Background The current Northborough Fire station, constructed 42 years to toxins and carcinogens encountered in performing their jobs. ago, was built to serve a population of fewer than 10,000 State-of-the-art fire station design, which promotes firefighter residents. Although the station has been well maintained, it no health, has evolved since the current station was built. longer adequately serves the needs of the town as: the town’s population has increased by over 50%; the department has Rooms for the decontamination of bunker gear, equipment, and evolved from a part-time volunteer staff to 22 full-time staff; the personnel are located directly off the apparatus bay. current station does not have any accommodations for female The design includes a Training Room which will be utilized as an firefighters; and, the original fire station did not anticipate the Emergency Operations Center to centralize emergency services addition of Emergency Medical Services (EMS), which now during severe weather or other disasters. represent 68% of the department’s total call volume. Individual shower and changing rooms allow for flexibility in Additionally, the Fire Department continues to supplement its accommodating female fire fighters, and two-person bunk rooms firefighting apparatus, most of which is larger and more numer- accommodate full-time firefighters ous than the equipment the existing station was designed to accommodate. The proposed Northborough Fire Station Concept Design contains 26,420 gross square feet of space on two floors. Concept Design Features of the Proposed New Fire Station The proposed new Northborough Fire Station contains six A construction cost estimate, prepared by an independent double-deep apparatus bays sized to accommodate current professional cost estimator, indicates a Construction Cost of and anticipated fire and EMS apparatus. In order to minimize approximately $15,400,000 (based in 2021 dollars). Total Project the need for backing apparatus, the apparatus bays have Costs are estimated to be approximately $18,800,000. drive-through capability and are equipped with vehicle exhaust Timeline recovery systems designed to improve interior air quality. Funding for project expenses to take the project through the bid- The proposed new Northborough Fire Station has been ding phase are being requested at the May 2019 Northborough designed to promote firefighter health by providing facilities that Town Meeting. allow for fire equipment and personnel to be decontaminated. The proposed mechanical systems are designed to minimize the Final design and bidding will take place beginning in 2019 spread of toxins from the fire apparatus to the living quarters and through early 2020. public areas of the station with the use of separate pressurized Funding for construction and the balance of projects expenses mechanical zones. will be requested at the May 2020 town meeting. Throughout the country, firefighters are afflicted with cancers at Construction, anticipated to begin in Summer 2020, is projected a rate that that is far above the average, due to their exposure to take 14 months with completion anticipated in Fall 2021. PROPOSED FIRESTATION PLANS-CONCEPTDESIGN FIRST FLOOR SITE PLAN SECOND FLOOR Site Schematic N o r t Plan h b o r o u 314'0" 312'0" 310'0" 316'0" Design g 302'0" 308'0" 306'0" 304'0" h 318'0"

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D e 324'0" p a r 326'0" Storage Exterior EMS t Storage Bay Apparatus Dive SCBA/ Room Mechanics Decon Storage Medical m Room

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6 Ambulance Ambulance t Apron Bay Squad Ambulance Car 2 5 Apron Bay Rescue 1 Engine 3 4 Apron Bay Engine 2 Gator Haz Mat 3 Apron Bay

WEST Engine 1 Forestry 2 Boat Apron MAIN Bay All Haz Mat

1 Ladder Apron STREET 32 1 Tower Hose Decon Personal Decon Personal Cleaning Bunker Storage Bunker 31 2

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Gear Gear 18 12 29 4 Extractor Hose Dryer 19 13 28

Dry Hose 302'0" 20 14 27 6 Storage Wash Server 310'0" 304'0" Elec 21 15 26 Storage 7 312'0" Hose 306'0" 308'0"

314'0" . 22 16 25 Washer Hose 8

File Room 316'0"

9 10 23 24 318'0" 320'0" 322'0" 324'0" 326'0" Conference Radio Deputy Captain Haz Admin FLAGPOLE Chief Room 328'0" Mat Counter Public

Office Office / Office Office

Public 330'0" Lobby 332'0" 334'0" 336'0" Kitchenette 338'0" 340'0" Training Room / Storage Training EOC

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