Firefighters serving the Hilltop area of Oregon City will have a new fire station to call home in mid-2018. Clackamas Fire District #1 has selected Hennebery Eddy Architects, Inc., to design the new Fire Station 16, which will replace the existing 1970s facility on the same site. Currently in the design phase, the new Fire Station 16 will house up to eight fire fighters and the battalion chief, and will include a larger apparatus bay to house a new ladder truck. The 12,000-square-foot critical facility will also support district training activities.
The new Station 16 will be an efficient, flexible space that facilitates fast emergency response times and is adaptable to evolving firefighting protocols, staffing needs and technologies. The project is enrolled in the Energy Trust of Oregon’s Path to Net Zero program, incorporating energy-efficient envelope design, passive cooling, daylight harvesting and photovoltaic renewable energy, making the facility more energy resilient.
“The Fire District is excited to be working with Hennebery Eddy Architects to design and construct our newest community fire station,” said Fred Charlton, Fire Chief for Clackamas Fire District #1. “This station is critically important to serving Oregon City and will provide highly trained firefighters and paramedics to answer the community’s calls for help when they call 911.”
Emerick Construction is serving as the general contractor for the project.