[quote name='FfxCo21V' date='10 November 2010 - 05:03 AM' timestamp='1289385814' post='411015']
Dave, as mentioned in an earlier posting. There is not a cookiecutter building design for a fire station. FfxCo now has to have "green stations", the location of FS10 is only 1/2 of what the county requires for a building like FS 15,35,36. There was a rumor of a two story building because of the land size. Ownership, insurance, location of a temporary station & design are all factors that is slowing this down, it appears like nothing is being done.
Bruce
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I understand all of that Bruce. There just seems to be no urgency, which is unbelievable to me. I am an elected official, I understand the red tape and politics. I sit on the board of directors for our fire department. All of what I know aside, I also know there are ways to cute through red tape and wave buidling requirements when it is in the public interest or a true emergency. This situation seems to be screaming for a bull to break into the china shop and up end a few pieces of china and get things happening faster. If I was the supervisor for that district I would be screaming and having press conferences until I was blue in the face.....
Oh, and while I love the fairfax stations, not everyone has to be a taj mahal. You guys do over build just a weeeeee bit when it comes to stations. For that matter not every rig has to be on the same chassis or have the same wheelbase. Damn I am going to start sounding like splinterhead in a second.....
A county the size of fairfax with both urban and rural segments should be able to have two pumper specs, one would think.
Dave, as mentioned in an earlier posting. There is not a cookiecutter building design for a fire station. FfxCo now has to have "green stations", the location of FS10 is only 1/2 of what the county requires for a building like FS 15,35,36. There was a rumor of a two story building because of the land size. Ownership, insurance, location of a temporary station & design are all factors that is slowing this down, it appears like nothing is being done.
Bruce
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I understand all of that Bruce. There just seems to be no urgency, which is unbelievable to me. I am an elected official, I understand the red tape and politics. I sit on the board of directors for our fire department. All of what I know aside, I also know there are ways to cute through red tape and wave buidling requirements when it is in the public interest or a true emergency. This situation seems to be screaming for a bull to break into the china shop and up end a few pieces of china and get things happening faster. If I was the supervisor for that district I would be screaming and having press conferences until I was blue in the face.....
Oh, and while I love the fairfax stations, not everyone has to be a taj mahal. You guys do over build just a weeeeee bit when it comes to stations. For that matter not every rig has to be on the same chassis or have the same wheelbase. Damn I am going to start sounding like splinterhead in a second.....
A county the size of fairfax with both urban and rural segments should be able to have two pumper specs, one would think.
Dave McClung
Arden Hills, Minnesota but....
my heart is also back in Northern VA, especially Alexandria.
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Arden Hills, Minnesota but....
my heart is also back in Northern VA, especially Alexandria.
All pictures are taken by me and subject to copyright.
No picture taken by me may be copied or linked without my
express permission.
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