Pinewood Hearth Division hosted a meeting to mark the start of development on a much-needed hearth station within the rising group south of Flagstaff.
The unique construction, inbuilt 1973 and with more than one additions and remodels all the way through the years, will likely be demolished to make method for the cutting-edge, 1,068-m2 (11,500-sf) station that can higher serve the Munds Park group.
The challenge comes to demolishing the present construction and developing a brand new two-story, three-bay hearth station designed by way of Perlman Architects of Arizona.
The brand new station’s external structure will draw inspiration from the realm’s comfortable, cabin-like aesthetics, that includes steep roof pitches and overhangs harking back to A-frame houses.
Key internal areas will come with a workforce administrative center/coaching area, a big kitchen and eating space, an afternoon room, 8 person sound asleep quarters, a bodily health/workout room, a turn-out room, decontamination areas, and management places of work.
A brand new, fashionable facility is very important to equip first responders with the era and sources had to reply successfully to all forms of emergencies within the prime nation. Securing investment for this challenge was once a multi-year effort, considerably aided by way of the passage of Proposition 446 in 2023, which equipped $4.513 million in bond investment.
Development is predicted to be finished by way of April 2026, and the station will likely be absolutely operational by way of summer season 2026.
Willmeng will lead the development workforce in this milestone challenge.
