After 37 years without adding any buildings, construction is underway on a second new building for the Grand Rapids Fire Department and work on a third will begin soon.
City leaders, administrators, public safety staff, lawmakers, and construction crews hosted a groundbreaking for the Division Avenue Fire Station on Monday, June 16th.
“Today has been almost 30 years in the making,” Grand Rapids Fire Chief Brad Brown told the audience. “We purchased the lot south of our current station back in the ’90s with plans to rebuild a new fire station and we just could never quite get there.” Read the full story on WoodTV.com
An existing warehouse located at this site was demolished to make way for a new 18,900-SF station. The two-story building will have three apparatus bays, GRFD operations, a fitness room, and a training/community room on the main level. Living quarters on the second floor include dorm rooms, a day room, a kitchen, and officers’ quarters.
The new Division Fire Station will replace a station a couple of blocks away that’s nearly 100 years old, with tight spaces that make it difficult to put on gear and get trucks in and out. The new station will offer more square footage and bigger travel aisles. The goal is also for it to serve as a community space.
Work is already underway on another new building, the Kendall Fire Station, in the city’s Third Ward.
EV Construction is proud to be the construction partner on both the Division Fire Station and the Kendall Fire Station.
