In the Works - Community Newsletter January 2018 Newsletter | Page 14

Board of Supervisors
President London Breed,
Fire Chief Joanne Hayes-
White, Public Works
Director Mohammed Nuru
and community leaders.
At the Jan. 26 event, a
ceremonial final steel
column was signed to
commemorate the progress
made on the District 5
neighborhood fire station.
Crews completed work on
the steel frame for the first-
responder facility at 1301
Turk St. and are on track
to deliver the voter-backed
project for a fall 2018
move-in. Work to date has
included demolition of
the original 1950s-era fire
station; hazardous-material
abatement; removal of
underground fuel tanks;
and completion of the
steel-frame structure.
Upon completion, the
modern facility will include
resilient life-safety systems,
ADA accessibility features,
a new fuel dispensing
system, a modern
communications room and
improved living quarters –
built to be fully operational
following an earthquake or
other major disaster.
The new station will
house 11 firefighters each
day, with a total of 55
firefighters stationed at the
state-of-the-art facility. It
will house one fire engine,
one ladder truck and one
division chief.
In 2017, Station 5
personnel responded to
more than 6,000 emergency
calls. Since 2012, they have
responded to a combined
41,362 fire and medical
calls.
Public Works designed and
is overseeing construction
on the 21,193 square-
foot fire station, which is
expected to receive LEED
Gold certification for
energy and water efficiency,
and the general contractor
for the project is Alten
Construction.
The $14.8 fire station
replacement project is being
funded by the Earthquake
Safety and Emergency
Response (ESER) Bond
Program, an initiative
to bolster earthquake
safety and emergency
response resiliency through
capital improvements
on critical infrastructure,
including fire, police and
ambulance facilities, and
the emergency fire-fighting
water system.
The ESER Bond Program
is a component of the
City’s Ten-Year Capital
Plan – a blueprint
prioritizing key capital
projects that impact public
safety.