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Redmond Fire previews functional plan, flags aging stations, resilience needs and one downtown station addition
Summary
Deputy Fire Chief Ami Quercone briefed the Planning Commission on the draft fire functional plan, identifying aging facilities, Station 11’s vulnerability, electrification constraints, the need for a logistics hub, and a potential additional downtown station to maintain response times as the city grows vertically.
Deputy Fire Chief Ami Quercone told the Redmond Planning Commission April 23 that the draft Redmond Fire functional plan will prioritize replacing or renovating aging stations, improving facility resilience, and aligning fire capital needs with the Redmond 2050 comprehensive plan horizon.
Quercone outlined Redmond Fire’s current operations: seven stations (four inside the city and three serving King County Fire District 34), more than 13,000 responses per year, and a call mix that is roughly 80% medical. She said four of the seven stations are more than 40 years old and that many stations’ electrical, HVAC and plumbing systems are outdated. "Fire stations are emergency response hubs...They are 24-hour living facilities," Quercone said,…
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