Officials warn Shepherd Place station lacks modern safety features, seek short‑term fix
Summary
Fire department described lack of turnout storage, no ventilation on the apparatus floor, a blind corner that creates safety risks when exiting, and the need for a decontamination/clean‑dirty layout; near‑term shoring will not address all long‑term needs.
Fire officials told the committee that even if the floor is shored to reopen the station, the 1914 building lacks basic modern safety features — including dedicated turnout storage, ventilation for diesel and turnout off‑gassing, decontamination space, and a second means of egress at Station 3. "We have no ventilation on that brass floor," a department official said while describing turnout storage and contamination concerns.
Officials said operational limitations also include a blind corner where apparatus make sharp turns, causing near misses with oncoming traffic when exiting or backing in. The department emphasized that a near‑term shoring repair is a stopgap and that a long‑term plan — potentially a new three‑bay, double‑depth facility — will require public process, planning and funding over multiple years.
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