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Construction Details:
 Start Date: March 2008
Completion Date: December 2008
Contractor: First Cascade Corporation
Architect: Peck Smiley Ettlin
Cost:  $2,744,535
Tigard - Station 50
(12585 SW Walnut Street)

A New Fire Station


 

Contact:
Storm Smith, TVF&R Community Liaison
503-356-4713
TVF&R Announces Ground Breaking Ceremony
March 18, 2008
12 pm
The public is invited to join TVF&R Board members and staff, and City of Tigard leadership at a formal ground breaking ceremony.  News Release     Photos

Progress Report:

Community input has been incorporated into the architectural plans, and the City of Tigard has approved the land use application. The construction contract has been awarded and construction will begin in March.

In May 2007, the house on the property was removed in a Training House Burn. The training burn allowed recruit firefighters attending the Spring 2007 TVF&R Firefighter Academy to gain valuable experience in a live fire environment. The barn and out buildings remain and will be demolished by the contractor.  Photos of Training Burn.

 
 

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Background:

When operational, this fire station will serve north and northwest Tigard (Summer Lake), north and northeast Bull Mountain areas, and portions of southern Beaverton (Progress Ridge and Barrows Road). Rapid growth in these communities, has resulted in longer response times to those neighborhoods.*
To remedy this, TVF&R is adding its first fire station in more than 10 years. The new 11,700-square-foot station and community room will be located on Walnut Street near Gaarde Road, adjacent to Jack Park.

In addition, TVF&R is working with the City of Tigard to use a portion of the site for better access and parking for Jack Park.

* Response times for this area have increased to over 8 minutes in recent years. TVF&R's goal is to have its first unit on scene within 6 minutes. Alternatives to a new station were pursued, including technological changes to speed the dispatch process and adding units to surrounding existing fire stations. These actions did not stop the degradation of response times.
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