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West Bend officials unveil $24.7 million plan to replace Fire Station 1 at Johnson Bus site
Summary
City staff and consultants presented a 44,700-square-foot design and a two-step $24.7 million financing plan for a replacement Fire Station 1 at the Johnson Bus site; the proposal aims to improve response times and add training, health and decontamination facilities and will return to the Common Council for a vote July 7.
West Bend officials presented detailed plans on June 16 for replacing Fire Station 1 with a roughly 44,700-square-foot, single-story facility sited on the Johnson Bus property and estimated at $24.7 million. The design team said the new station would improve response coverage, add a tactical training area and modernize living and decontamination spaces for firefighters.
The proposal matters because the city says the new location and layout would shorten response times for more households and accommodate modern equipment and training needs. "We have what we believe is a good vision for a fire station that will help serve the city of West Bend for the next 70 years," said Trevor Frank, lead architect and principal in charge for SEH.
City fire officials and consultants described program highlights including drive-through apparatus bays to reduce backing maneuvers, hot/warm/cold-zone decontamination to limit contaminant exposure, gender-neutral sleeping and locker areas, interior training mezzanines and an adjacent tactical training (burn)…
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