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Fire Station #8 Relocation
– Siting Process
Community Meeting
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
July 9, 2015 from 7-9pm
Agenda
Introductions (Bonnie Holloway- 5 minutes)
Opening Remarks (Mary Hynes, Arlington County
Board – 10 minutes)
Relocating Fire Station #8 (Chief Schwartz, ACFD- 20
minutes)
Project Budget & Siting (June Locker, DES – 10
minutes)
Breakout Session – (Group Table exercise -30
minutes)
Summary of Observations and Q&A (30 minutes)
Next steps (June Locker, DES – 10 minutes)
Wrap Up (Bonnie Holloway – 5 mins)
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Community Process
• Tonight– Overview presentation
– Respond to key questions heard to date
– Exercise to ID possible additional locations for
a Fire Station in North county
– Devote more time to the exercise than we had
available on June 25
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Community Process
• Meeting #2- July 30th @ St. Mary’s– Review previous meeting results and answers
to additional questions
– Identify the range of additional sites and
opportunities that were identified, and results
of initial screening
– Outline process for fuller review of the sites,
and developing recommendation for the
Board
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Community Process
• Meeting #3 - September 9th @
Yorktown H.S.– Review process and key issues to date
– Present results of review of additional sites
– Present recommendations to be submitted to
the Board
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Arlington County Fire Station System
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Goal is Overall System Effectiveness
Goal of 4 minutes
National Standard – NFPA 1710 (National Fire
Protection Association)
4 minutes for Fire and Basic Life Support EMS (90%
of incidents)
8 minutes for Advanced Life Support (Paramedic)
Measured from time of dispatch to time of arrival
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Ongoing Evaluation and Improvement
Three Studies Since 1999 Looked at the Whole System
1. Original study undertaken in 1999 by Gordon Routley
to determine optimum location of fire stations
2. 1999 study was reviewed by Tri-Data as part of a
larger Fire Department Management study in 2000
3. Updated Tri-Data study conducted in 2012 due to
changes in population, service demand and planning
and development
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Ongoing Evaluation and Improvement
Improvements implemented since 1999
Replaced FS #3, #5, and #6
Improved 911 call center response time
Invested in technology
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Why Move Fire Station 8?
• Routley Report 1999
– North Arlington has greatest need for improved coverage
– Move either Station #3 or Station #8 northward
• TriData 2000
– Supported Routley recommendations
– Suggested relocating FS3 to North Glebe/Williamsburg
– Noted location challenge with dispatch to Fairfax county
• TriData 2012
– Relocate station 8 to improve coverage in the north County
– Keep station 8 as close as possible to Station 2 while improving
coverage to the north
– Keep station 8 in as central a location as possible
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Why Move Fire Station 8?
Replacement identified in 2015-2024 CIP
Part of the overall effort to continuously improve the system
reach many more North Arlington properties within the
preferred response time of four minutes
Bring station up to current standards and space requirements
Part of ongoing improvements, not meant to solve the total north
county gap
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Fire Stations – Current 4 & 6 minute travel times
Fire Station #8 (current location)
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4845 Lee Hwy
Arlington, VA 22207
Current Conditions of FS#8
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Built in 1963
Only 2 Bays
Cannot handle required equipment
Insufficient space for current requirements
such as hazmat response, ….
Limited lockers and change facilities
Inadequate cooking facilities
Insufficient parking
Site Selection Criteria
Criteria for relocating FS#8 is based on an independent analysis by TriData
and guidance from Arlington County Board:
An increase in the number of households reached in 4-6 minutes
1.5 acre site already owned by the County (or likely to come into the
County's control expeditiously and at a feasible cost)
Proximity to major arterial street(s)
An appropriate distance from the Fairfax County line. The County
seeks to assure, to the greatest extent possible, that the majority of
service from any new location is to Arlington residents and the volume
of work is distributed reasonably as to not effect volume of work within
the existing Arlington County Fire Department Fire Station System.
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Fire Station #8 Program Requirements
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4 Bay stations
Drive-through arrangement
New program standards
Decontamination & storage
Workforce gender mix
24 hour shift
Model - Fire Station #5
Total Site = 1.5 acres
Building footprint & apron – 0.8
Acres
Site – 0.7 Acres
Wrap around drive aisle
Surface parking for 12 spots
30 ft setback/buffer
Fire Station # 5
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1750 S Hayes St
Arlington, VA 22202
There are many considerations
2012 Tri Data Study noted
• There is no one “right answer” for problems such as locating fire
stations – there is a need to trade off benefits and costs, and locating
fire stations becomes an exercise in making the best out of
constrained resources and parochial/political interests.
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2015-2024 CIP
2015-2024 CIP = $25.1M for the relocation of
FS#8 & Office of Emergency Management
$13M allocated to FS#8 (does not include land
acquisition)
$12.1 allocated to OEM
County Board has decoupled the two projects
and will be evaluating the relocation of FS#8 first.
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Potential Locations from Tri Data
The 2012 TriData
study identified
three potential
sites meeting
travel time
criteria
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Why 26th and Old Dominion?
It’s the only site of sufficient size and location
that is currently owned by the County
We are open to other alternatives, if they can be
identified
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What is the role of the community?
Help us to identify other possible locations
Identify additional criteria or community concerns
that we need to take into account and bring to
the attention of the Board
Once the Board has selected a site, provide
input to the site planning process
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Breakout Session - Questions
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Are there any additional sites that the County should consider relocating FS#8 to
which also meet the siting criteria:
An increase in the number of households reached in 4-6 minutes
1.5 acre site already owned by the County (or likely to come into the County's
control expeditiously and at a feasible cost)
Proximity to major arterial street(s)
An appropriate distance from the Fairfax County line. The County seeks to
assure, to the greatest extent possible, that the majority of service from any new
location is to Arlington residents and the volume of work is distributed reasonably
as to not effect volume of work within the existing Arlington County Fire
Department Fire Station System.
Are there other considerations /criteria the County should take into consideration
when evaluating the relocation of FS#8?
Group – Siting Exercise
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Questions & Answers
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Observations from Table Discussion
What are we going to do with what we hear?
Staff will conduct preliminary review of
suggested sites & criteria.
Share Results and request more feedback at
Meeting #2, July 30th
Please provide any additional
feedback/suggestions by July 15th
Suggestion Box @ the sign in table or email
to jlocker@arlingtonva.us
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Proposed Community Engagement Process
Process Kickoff
June 2015
Community
Engagement sessions
June –September 2015
Summary of Findings with the
Community Session
Early September 2015
Recommendation to the Board
Fall 2015
Site Specific Master Planning Process, Public Facilities Review
Committee (PFRC)
Design & Construction
Process
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FS#8 Planning & Design Process
Apply applicable County plans & Policies to
site
Review by Public Facilities Review
Committee (PFRC) Significant Community involvement
Review of development impacts to include: transportation,
neighborhood, and environmental impacts
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Wrap up
Upcoming meetings:
Meeting #2 on July 30th
Meeting #3 on September 9th
For latest project updates &
Information:
http://projects.arlingtonva.us/projec
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