Chelmsford fire dept town meeting october 2011

Chelmsford Fire Department Headquarters

TOWN OF CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

Permanent Building Committee Update Report

New Fire Department Headquarters

October 17, 2011

Chelmsford Fire Department Headquarters

TOWN OF CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

Existing Town Offices

Little League Field

Softball Fields

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Billerica Road

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Chelmsford Fire Department Headquarters

TOWN OF CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

Existing Town Offices

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Billerica Road

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New Fire Department Headquarters

Renovated Town Office Space for Fire Department

Shifted Softball Field to Accommodate New Softball Field Parking

New Little League Field Parking

New Town Office Parking

Chelmsford Fire Department Headquarters

TOWN OF CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTSBillerica Road

Existing Town Offices

Existing Gym

Existing Public Entry

Existing Public Entry

Chelmsford Fire Department Headquarters

TOWN OF CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTSBillerica Road

Existing Town Offices

Existing Gym

Existing Public Entry

Existing Public Entry

Ground Level

• Apparatus Bays

• Operations Support Space

• Firefighter Support Space

• Shared Fire Department Training / Public Meeting Area

Future Town Wide Archive Storage Area

Renovated Space New ConstructionNew Construction

New Construction

Chelmsford Fire Department Headquarters

TOWN OF CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

Lower Level

• Fire Department Administration

• Fire Prevention

Renovated Space

Chelmsford Fire Department Headquarters

TOWN OF CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

Upper Level

• Operations Support Space

• Operation Entry

New Construction

Chelmsford Fire Department Headquarters

TOWN OF CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

Upper Level

Lower Level

Ground Level

New Fire Department Headquarters

Previous Proposal

• New Construction: 19,500 SF

New Proposal

• New Construction: +/- 15,000 SF

• Renovation of Existing Space: +/- 4,500 SF

Total: +/- 19,500 SF

Chelmsford Fire Department Headquarters

TOWN OF CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

Conceptual Rendering of Fire Department Headquarters

Chelmsford Fire Department Headquarters

TOWN OF CHELMSFORD, MASSACHUSETTS

• Right location for the Fire Department Headquarters in accordance with NFPA response times

• Renovation and re-use of the existing unused space in the Town Offices

• Shared Fire Department and Community space

• Multi-use Fire Department training / community meeting room

• Public toilet facilities

• Town wide archive storage

• Site is Town owned – no site acquisition costs

• Relocation of the Wilson Street softball fields are not required

• Additional parking provided for the softball and little league fields

• Improvements to the Town owned property

• Increased parking at Town Offices

• Construction costs are still low

• Borrowing costs are still at an all time low

Benefits of the New Proposal for the Fire Department Headquarters