Queen Creek has broken ground on a permanent fire station on Sossaman Road.
The permanent Fire Station 2 will replace interim Fire Station 2 at 24787 S. Sossaman Road. The permanent fire station will offer a number of amenities, including an additional bay to store equipment, dedicated space for law enforcement and state-of-the-art bifold doors.
It also will include safety features for Queen Creek Fire and Medical Department personnel. For example, the flooring is a sealed, ground concrete that reduces exposure to biohazards. Also, the firefighters’ protective equipment, or turnouts, will be stored in an isolated room and an additional area for decontamination. The separation will reduce any contamination from the turnouts to other materials and reduce exposure to exhaust.
The bays also will include built-in exhaust ventilation. These safety features are standard in the rest of Queen Creek’s permanent stations.
“We know this job comes with inherent risks, but we are taking important steps to add layers of protection to protect our firefighters and provide quality public safety services to the community,” state department Chief Vance Gray in a press release.
The new station will be built to current standards and is designed to complement the surrounding area. The station initially will house one crew but is being built with the ability to expand to meet future needs.
Phoenix-based Perlman Architects designed the station and Willmeng Construction Inc. of Phoenix will complete the construction. The station is anticipated to open in spring 2021. QCFMD will also break ground on permanent Fire Station 5 this spring.
QCFMD offers four other stations throughout the community:
Fire Station 1 – 20678 E. Civic Parkway
Fire Station 3 – 19159 E. Queen Creek Road
Fire Station 4 – 20155 E. Signal Butte Road
Interim Fire Station 5 – 980 W. Combs Road
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Meet Janet Janet Perez joined Independent Newsmedia as editor of the Queen Creek Independent and Florence Independent in 2020. She started her career in 1989 with the Gannett-owned El Paso Times. In 1992, she moved to Tempe and has worked in newspapers, magazines, radio and television. She left Arizona for three years to work at New Mexico State University and Baylor University before returning to work at Arizona State University. Missing the business, she went back to journalism in 2017.
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Education: University of Texas at El Paso with a BA in journalism and a minor in political science.
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