ADG has completed programming and master planning services for the City of Ft. Myers three-story fire station and administration facility. The new 30,000 SF facility will meet current and future (2025) needs, and is to include a fully staffed Fire Station No. 1 and central operations for Fire Administration and Fire Prevention. The new facility will greatly enhance the City’s public safety and emergency disaster preparedness.

The consolidation of Fire Administration and Fire Prevention services with Fire Station No. 1 will achieve economies in construction and enhance the efficiency of operations and personnel.  Fire Station No. 1 will effectively serve as the central fire station for the department, providing training, equipment maintenance functions, and material storage.

The new facility will provide a multi-purpose classroom on the first floor which can accommodate personnel from the entire department as well as smaller break out meetings and training sessions.  This location also serves to provide a flexible and secure community meeting space.

The station is proposed as a five-bay drive-through arrangement, housing apparatus to serve Station No.1 and the storage of reserve apparatus. As a critical facility, the construction systems will be designed to survive a Category 5 hurricane, and will be equipped with an emergency generator and on-site fuel storage located above flood elevation.  Gas and diesel fueling for apparatus is also provided.

ADG is committed to sustainable architecture and the project will seek LEED Silver certification from the USGBC. The master site plan development considers the preservation of existing open space and mature vegetation, on-site stormwater retention, and the redevelopment of an existing parking area and building pad location for the requirements of the new facility, to minimize further impacts beyond the existing impervious footprint.

The facility will be provided with water conserving and metered fixtures, and automated building systems controls for lighting and HVAC. Energy efficient construction is to include thermally efficient glazing assemblies and envelope design, solar shading, and the installation of a “cool” roof. Flexibility to accommodate the future provision of integrated photovoltaic systems and other on-site renewable energy systems is a further design consideration.