Davie residents soon will be protected by two new fire stations and see a third moved to a new location. In addition, three existing stations are undergoing extensive renovations.
The cost of the work will be covered by the $16.5 million fire-rescue bond passed by Davie voters in 2003.
One station will be built at the corner of Oakes Road and State Road 7, said Fire Chief Don DiPetrillo.
"We are building this station because it is in a key location for Davie," he said. "It is close to all our industrial areas, I-95, the turnpike and the State Road 7 corridor."
The projected cost for the new station is about $2.2 million, he said. Construction is expected to begin in September and be completed by next August. The 17,000-square-foot station will have room for 15 firefighters.
"We will have multiple fire engines there and plenty of space to store our reserve vehicles," DiPetrillo said. "We plan to have at least six vehicles there."
A second fire station will be built in the Shenandoah area.
A location has not been determined, but a temporary facility is planned near the intersection of 140th Avenue and 14th Street. Completion is expected by the end of March.
"This will not be a full fire station," DiPetrillo said. "It will look like a mobile home. We have not determined where we will put the station because we don't know what the road network will be like out there. We are asking the community to talk to us about access issues, and we are looking for developers who might be inclined to give us land rather than pay impact fees."
Davie's oldest station, at 3600 Flamingo Road, is so out of date that it will not be renovated, he added.
Rather, a station will be built at 2600 Flamingo Road. The new station will be about 17,000 square feet, cost about $2.6 million, and be built within about two years, DiPetrillo said.
The town is spending about $1 million for safety improvements at its other stations.
"When we sold the bond to the voters, we promised to renovate our existing stations," DiPetrillo said.
The station at 6501 Orange Drive is getting new garage doors and fencing to meet hurricane safety and security standards, he said.
He said that two other stations are getting new drains so trucks can be washed without having problems with excess water.
