By Alan M. Petrillo
Onondaga Nation (NY) had an ageing prefab metal building as its main fire station that needed to be replaced, so the Nation turned to Ashley McGraw Architects, which had done renovations on one of its buildings in the past, to develop a feasibility study concerning a new station.
Ashley McGraw Architects designed this 12,500-square-foot fire station for the Onondaga Nation in upstate New York. (Photos courtesy of Ashley McGraw Architects.)“We had done renovation work on the Nation’s school, and also produced a master plan for expansion,” says Andrew Schuster, principal at Ashley McGraw. “We looked at the growth in the community and the existing facility, which essentially was rotting away, and determined what was missing and needed upgrading to give the Nation a 21st century fire station for its volunteer firefighters. We also considered the community values and determined how we could incorporate the values and philosophies of the use of natural resources into a new station.”
Schuster says the Onondaga Nation chose to include a shared community hall for the Nation community in the new fire station, which was an amenity that was then lacking in the Nation, and to build the station with labor from their own community, on a site that was across the street from the existing station.
The new fire station is named Tsha’thon’swatha’, meaning “where they put it out,” Schuster notes. The aspirations of the Tsha’thon’swatha’ were that it would be built by the people of the Nation, it will walk gently on Mother Earth, it will be a vital part of the community and draw the community closer, it will be a showpiece and destination for others to see and use, and people will learn from the building and the experience of building it, he adds.
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Posted: Aug 12, 2021
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Posted: Aug 11, 2021
Springdale has approved spending $630,000 from the fire department’s budget to purchase a new fire engine, reports Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette.
The cost of the new pumper engine from Emergency Vehicle Specialists is up by about 2% from previous purchases due to the impact of COVID-19 and the scarcity of electronic parts.
Delivery of the new engine is expected in mid-October 2022. The new fire truck will hold 750 gallons of water and will come with the full complement of equipment and hoses.
The fire department has also outgrown Station 4 so the council in May bought 4 acres for $443,000 to build a new fire station.
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The Topeka City Council has approved more than $4 million in repairs for multiple fire stations, reports The Topeka Capital-Journal.
One group of fire station repairs lists roof replacements, HVAC work, lighting and fire alarm upgrades, among other items, for an estimated cost of $2.1 million.
Another group of projects estimates $2.5 million in repairs for windows, generators and apparatus, among other items. Engineers also estimate replacing a fire station’s roof that will cost $120,000.
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