Fire Station #8 Relocation

– Siting Process

Community Meeting #3

Langston Brown Community Center

July 30, 2015 from 7-9pm

Agenda

Introductions (Doug Sarno- 10 minutes)

Opening Remarks (Carol Mitten, Arlington County

Manger’s Office – 5 minutes)

Recap & Updates to Previously Asked Questions

(Chief Schwartz, ACFD & June Locker DES- 25

minutes)

Review of Site Matrix (June Locker - 10 minutes)

Q&A (60 minutes)

Wrap Up & Next Steps (Doug Sarno– 10 minutes)

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Community Process

• Tonight– Overview presentation

– Recap

– Respond to key questions heard to date

– Presentation of Preliminary Site Matrix

– Devote more time to Q&A

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Community Process

• Meeting #4 - 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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New Data Uploaded to Website

• New Data posted:

– Existing footprint size

– Updated info on lot size requirements

– Socioeconomic Factors and Incidence of Fire

– Acquisition of Current Fire Station land

• http://projects.arlingtonva.us/2015/07/fire-

station-8-future-location-questions-and-

answers/

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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 and bring equal levels of service to as much of

the County as possible

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

New 6-Minute Travel Time Coverage

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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)

A location that does not adversely affect the distribution of workload

among the system of fire stations.

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Site Matrix

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Legend

FIRE DEPT OPERATIONS

IMPROVED RESPONSE NETWORK COMPATIBILITY

SITE Address

Arlington County Salt Dome site 26TH St N & Old Dominion 7.1 a aGlebe & Rock Springs (Country Club Parcels along

Glebe)

Washington Golf and Country

ClubTBD a a

Glebe & Yorktown TBD TBD a a

Wells Fargo Bank (2 parcels) 2213 N. Glebe Road 0.977/0.442 a a

Glebe & Williamsburg TBD TBD a a

Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church Residential Property 0.67 a a

Fire Station #8 4845 Lee Hwy 0.76 b/c a

Fire Station #8 + adjacent properties (3 parcels) Lee Highway & Culpepper St. 0.76/0.2867 b/c aUpper Pimmit Run Park (2 parcels)

3912 N. Dumbarton Street 0.9/1.3 c c

Rock Spring Park 5012 Little Falls Road 1.48 c cMadison Community Center N. Old Glebe Road - Parcel A,

Parcel B8.776 c c

VDOT Site 1 West Glebe Rd & Old Glebe Road Int 2.24 c c

VDOT Site 2 East Glebe Rd & Old Glebe Road Int 1.04 c c

Military Road (Country Club Parcels along Military)Washington Golf and Country

ClubTBD c c

VHC Parcels Lee & George Mason TBD c c

Arlington Presbyterian Church of the Covenant 2666 Military Road TBD c cZachary Taylor Park

Military Road 14.8 c cFederal Bakery

5009 Lee Highway 0.34 c bGulf Run Pumping Station

3611 Military Road 0.5 c c

Taylor Elementary 2600 N. Stuart Street 15.54 c c

Gulf Branch Park 3608 Military Road 29.289 c c

AREA

(ACRES)

FIRE DEPT OPERATIONS

IMPROVED RESPONSE NETWORK COMPATIBILITY

1400+ residences added to 4

min. response and 1600+

residences added to 6 min

response times

response times improved;

less < 1400+ residences added

to 4 min. response and 1600+

residences added to 6 min

no improvement in N

Arlington response times

Minor impact to Response

Times.

Major impact to Response

Times; Units from FS 2 or 3

pulled too far north

No impact to Response Times;

Units from FS2 &3 will not be

impacted

Questions & Answers

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Next Steps

What are we going to do with what we hear?

Staff will continue to review and analyze

suggested sites & criteria.

Share Results and Recommendations to the

Board at Meeting #4, September 9th

Please provide any additional

feedback/suggestions by August 15th

NEW Project Contact – George May; email to

gmay@arlingtonva.us

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Wrap up

Upcoming meetings:

Meeting #4 on September 9th at

Yorktown High School

For latest project updates &

Information:

http://projects.arlingtonva.us/projec

ts/fire-station-8/

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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, wrap

around drive aisle, and 12 surface

parking – 0.8 Acres

Site – 0.7 Acres

30 ft setback/buffer

Fire Station # 5

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1750 S Hayes St

Arlington, VA 22202

Potential Locations from Tri Data

The 2012 TriData

study identified

three potential

sites meeting

travel time

criteria

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