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Norwalk Fire Department outlines fixes for sinking Station 1 floor, completes Station 3 replacement
Summary
The fire department reported a permanent repair plan for the failing apparatus floor at Station 1, completion of Station 3 floor replacement funded with $400,000, and a citywide program to replace heavy-duty overhead doors.
Norwalk Fire Department officials told the Fire Commission on March 18 that they have identified failing soil under the apparatus floor at Station 1 and plan a permanent fix that uses helical piles and a new slab.
Assistant Chief Conti said geotechnical testing showed the soil beneath the three-bay drive-through at 90 New Canaan Avenue was inadequate and that the department will install helical piles and replace the concrete slab to bypass the failing substrate. The work will also include drainage repairs damaged by differential settling, he said. Final pricing is being gathered and officials expect to present a procurement package to city committees next month.
Station 3 on Van Zant Street (East Norwalk) — a building the department rents from the Third Taxing District — had an apparatus-floor replacement completed after the city provided $400,000 for the project. Engine 3 was temporarily relocated while the floor was rebuilt and a heavier-duty overhead door to fit the lowered bay elevation is scheduled for installation next week.
Officials said Station 4, built in 1967 on Westport Avenue, is slated for more extensive renovation that could include an addition, asbestos abatement and the relocation of ladder and rescue apparatus to better distribute resources across the city. That capital request has been submitted to the city for funding and related committee presentations are expected next month.
The department also reported that a capital replacement program for heavy-duty overhead doors across stations is underway; orders are in progress and installations will follow as parts arrive. Assistant Chief Conti said some existing door motors date to the 1970s and will be replaced as part of the program.
No formal procurement votes were taken at the commission meeting; officials said they will bring final cost and contract requests to the appropriate city committees.
