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Fire Station 31 for the Immokalee Fire Control District was designed to replace the existing fire station. The station was designed to incorporate fire industry standards related to health and safety of the fire fighters, to meet the fire district’s current needs and provide spaces for additional crews as the district grows in response to the needs of the community. …
Fire Station 31 was commissioned by the Fort Myers Beach Fire Control District on a new site to replace a station where the fire district had outgrown and had also been damaged by storm surge. Considerations in the design of the two-story station are the district’s current needs, planning for growth of operations and strategies for resiliency. The site is …
Big Corkscrew Island Fire Control and Rescue District Headquarters and Station 14. Big Corkscrew Island Fire District serves an area of Collier County that has experienced a substantial growth in population. The plan of this facility is for the district’s headquarters and a new station to better serve the community and plan for future needs. The headquarters, at 7,615 square …
The Immokalee Fire Control District is an independent special district established in 1955 and provides services to an approximately 234-square mile area in Collier County. The District operates from three fire stations. The majority of the service area is rural with an agricultural based economy. The new master-planned community of Ave Maria falls within the District?s boundaries. With the new …
Fire Station 23 is the most recent expansion by the Bonita Springs Fire Control & Rescue District. The new station represents the fourth adaptation of a highly successful prototype originally designed by GMA in 2005. The efficiency and durability integrated into the original design continues to function perfectly despite rapidly advancing technology in firefighting techniques and procedures. Fire Station 23 …
Fire Stations 23 & 26 are the most recent additions by the Bonita Springs Fire Control & Rescue District. The twin stations represent the third and fourth reuse of a successful prototype station designed by GMA in 2005. The efficiency and durability of the initial design continues to function perfectly despite advancing technology in firefighting techniques. Finished in early 2018, …
North Collier Fire Control and Rescue District Headquarters and Station 14. North Collier Fire District serves an area of Collier County that has experienced a substantial growth in population. The plan of this facility is for the district?s headquarters and a new station to better serve the community and plan for future needs. The headquarters, at 7,615 square feet, provides …
Bonita Springs Fire Station # 5 is an 8,675 square foot facility that replaces a temporary station that was located in Bonita Bay for 8 of the past years. The new facility is located in a central location on the main north/south through-way of Bonita Springs.Station No. 5 has two drive-thru Apparatus Bays and a drive thru maintenance Bay. It has sleeping accommodations for 10 fire fighters as well as an office/communication center, kitchen, day room and fitness room. The office/communication center is designed as a safe area to assure continuous operation during times of disaster.
The building design combines the district’s requirements of brick exterior walls and standing seam metal roof, with residentially scaled “Florida vernacular” bungalow detailing, to serve as the transition between commercial development and an established single family neighborhood.
The new Fort Myers Beach Station No. 32 replaced an existing facility which has long been obsolete.
Located on the mainland, the station serves as the fire district’s command post during storm events.
Placing the new 12,290 square foot station on the 20,000 square foot site challenged Gora/McGahey, our consulting engineers and Lee County staff to arrive at a solution which wouldn’t compromise the needs of the district, while complying with County ordinances.
The solution resulted in a three story modernist scheme. The ground floor includes three apparatus bays, bunker gear, decontamination rooms and a building lobby. The second floor is the living quarters which includes six individual bunk rooms, kitchen, dayroom, and dining room, as well as an exercise room. The third floor serves as offices and training room during normal operation. It will be the location of the command post during storm events.
The new Fort Myers Beach Station No. 33 is strategically placed to expand services and improve response times to the southern end of Estero Island.
Station No. 33 provides living quarters for five fire and EMS personnel, as well as three apparatus bays.
The architectural design reflects the island style which has evolved through the years in this beachfront community. It includes standing seam metal roofing as well as clapboard siding. Apparatus bay daylighting will be provided by strategically placed glass block panels along the west wall. This will allow a generous amount of working light thus reducing the consumption of electricity.