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Fire Commission reviews near'completion Station 49 and progress on floating Station 35
Summary
Assistant Deputy Chief Dawn DeWitt told commissioners Station 49 is in final punch-list work with a projected completion date of April 26 and an early June move'in; Station 35 remains on track for summer 2021 but is awaiting electrical and water hookups and regulatory permits.
Assistant Deputy Chief Dawn DeWitt told the Fire Commission on March 24 that Station 49 (the ambulance deployment facility funded through the 2016 health and safety bond) is in the final punch-list stage and expected to reach final completion on April 26, with an anticipated move'in in early June 2021.
"Final completion date is now April 26," DeWitt said, noting the project stayed on budget despite COVID'related supply chain delays and subcontractor shortages. She described operational features that will support ambulance operations, including a parking layout with epoxy'coated ramps, electronic vehicle charging stations (capacity described as two plugs per stall enabling about 10 vehicles), and solar panels on the roof.
DeWitt also provided a progress report on Station 35, the department's new floating firehouse, which arose from the 2014 bond. She described the project as unusual and subject to strict Bay Conservation and Development Commission mitigation requirements and said the timeline for final completion is contingent on securing electrical and water hookups and completing required agency permits. "It's the only floating firehouse in the world," DeWitt said, explaining that PG&E and PUC coordination shaped the schedule, and that steel costs and import tariffs contributed to budget revisions.
Commissioners asked for details about charging stations, jet skis and equipment status and the disposition of the old Station 35. DeWitt said several jet skis are in service (she and staff reported six in active service, with additional units awaiting processing) and that the engine bay of the old Station 35 will remain able to host a small relief engine; there are no finalized plans to convert the unused portion into a museum.
Magdalena Ryer, the DPW project manager for Station 35, was present for technical questions and DeWitt said DPW and department staff will continue to coordinate on final inspections and move'in planning.
