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Glynn County updates EOC and fire station plans; ambulance already in service
Summary
County staff reported design progress on a public safety multi‑use facility (including a new emergency operations center), the Chapel Crossing fire station is in design, one ambulance procured and in service and a new fire engine is in build with expected delivery this summer.
Glynn County staff gave commissioners an update on SPLOST‑22 public safety projects including a new public safety multi‑use facility intended to host an emergency operations center, the Chapel Crossing fire station, and vehicles for frontline service.
The update matters because these are SPLOST‑funded investments aimed at emergency response capacity, disaster resilience and daily service levels for fire and EMS.
Resin Talbert, procurement and capital development director, said the multi‑use public safety facility project is in block design and that the county expects final design to be completed toward the end of the year with construction to follow in early spring next year; Talbert said a single‑story layout was recommended as a cost‑saving approach because building out avoids elevator/stair costs. Talbert reported a project budget of roughly $11.6 million (listed in presentation materials) and said SPLOST 2022 is the funding source for the project. He said the facility will be located in the county’s Public Safety Island near police, fire and DOT operations and will include training classrooms and layered security.
Fire Chief Vinny De Cristo said the Chapel Crossing fire station is in design with a four‑bay floor plan to serve an area that currently experiences longer response times; the team meets every two weeks and had targeted tentative occupancy in the winter period discussed at the meeting. The site for Chapel Crossing was made available through a donation of four acres from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC), the county said. Chief De Cristo said the new station will house a battalion chief, a fire apparatus and an ambulance, with an empty fourth bay reserved for future needs.
On vehicles, Chief De Cristo said the SPLOST tier‑1 ambulance has been delivered and placed in frontline service (the department reported it was placed in service in February). The department ordered a fire pumper that is in the manufacturer build phase with delivery anticipated in August or September; staff said they chose a manufacturer offering a shorter delivery lead time than their previous supplier.
County staff said project management firm CPS is managing the multi‑use facility and other capital projects. No formal board votes were taken during the update; staff described next steps as finishing design, continuing grant outreach for additional federal appropriations and moving into procurement and construction stages.
