SLIDE 1
Fire Station 8 Task Force Siting Subcommittee Report
Anne Wilson Frank McDermott Rodney W. Turner
SLIDE 2 Subcommittee’s Task
- Will a 3 or 4 bay fire station fit on the sites under consideration?
- Footprint (sq. ft. and acres) – 0.8 acre minimum
- Buffer (sq. ft. and acres) – 1 to 1.5 acres to provide buffer zone
- Parking Spaces for approx. 12 cars
- Meet current and future personnel needs = 2 or 3 Double Bunk Rooms
8 Single Bunk Rooms
- Exits onto major arterial street or Blvd.
- Design allows for “Safe Haven” concept
- Drive-thru apparatus bay
- 45 ft. front/rear apron so apparatus can be outside
- Accommodate fuel pump/pumping station
SLIDE 3
Sites Considered by County
SLIDE 4 Focus Sites
- 1. Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church Residential Property
- 2. Rock Spring Park (5012 Little Falls Road)
- 3. Glebe and Rock Spring (Country Club)
- 4. Glebe and Yorktown
- 5. 26th and Old Dominion (Arlington County Salt Dome)
- 6. Current Fire Station 8 Site and Adjacent Properties
SLIDE 5
Site Locations
SLIDE 6 Sites Removed From Consideration
- 1. Saint Mary’s Episcopal Church Residential Property
- Church is not ready
- 2. Rock Spring Park
- Resource Protection Area; Established Neighborhood Park
- 3. Glebe and Rock Spring (Country Club)
- Unwilling Seller
SLIDE 7
Glebe Rd. & Rock Spring Rd.
SLIDE 8 Remaining Sites
- 1. Glebe and Yorktown
- 2. 26th and Old Dominion (Arlington County Salt Dome)
- 3. Current Fire Station 8 Site and Adjacent Properties
SLIDE 9
Glebe Rd. & Yorktown Blvd.
SLIDE 10 Glebe Rd. & Yorktown Blvd. Pros & Cons
Pros
- 1.43 acres (including 3 lots)
meets minimum size requirements (allows buffer and fuel pump)
- Exits onto major arterial street or
Blvd.
- Allows drive-thru apparatus bay
- Sufficient parking
Cons
- Displaces three homes (assessed
value $3.135M)
- Homeowners not approached and
no indication they want to sell
- Exiting onto Yorktown Blvd.
limits quick access to Glebe Rd.
- Exiting onto Old Dominion near
busy intersection (Glebe and Old Dominion)
SLIDE 11
26th St. & Old Dominion Dr.
SLIDE 12 26th & Old Dominion Dr. Pros & Cons
Pros
- Total of 7.1 acres available meets
minimum size requirements (allows buffer and fuel pump)
- Exits onto major arterial street or
Blvd.
- County owned
- Allows drive-thru apparatus bay
- Sufficient parking
Cons
- Exits onto two-lane street, a
street prone to congestion (Old Dominion Dr.)
- Eliminates/reduces existing
green space
- Limits future uses of this land for
a sizeable county facility
SLIDE 13
Current Fire Station 8 Site & Adjacent Properties
SLIDE 14
Current Fire Station 8 Site Rebuilt Renderings
3 Bay Station 4 Bay Station
SLIDE 15
Current Fire Station 8 Site Rebuilt Diagrams (No Land Acquired)
3 Bay Station 4 Bay Station
SLIDE 16
Current Fire Station 8 Site Rebuilt Diagrams (With 1 Lot Acquired)
3 Bay Station 4 Bay Station
SLIDE 17 Current Fire Station 8 Rebuilt Pros & Cons
Pros
- With available lot, meets
minimum size requirements (no buffer)
- Exits onto major arterial street or
Blvd.
- Allows drive-thru apparatus bay
- Sufficient parking
Cons
- Without available lot, does not
meet minimum size requirements (no buffer)
- Cost to county to acquire 1 lot
($770K list price)
- Requires temporary station to be
built
SLIDE 18 Siting Subcommittee’s Findings
- 1. Glebe and Yorktown – Least Viable Option
- Meets minimum size requirements only if 3 lots acquired
- No evidence that owners are willing to sell lots
- Exit onto Yorktown Blvd. limits quick access to Glebe Rd.
- 2. 26th and Old Dominion (Arlington County Salt Dome) – Viable
Option
- Meets minimum size requirements w/o land acquisition
- Exits onto major arterial street (only two-lanes)
- Eliminates/reduces existing green space
- 3. Current Fire Station 8 Site and Adjacent Properties – Viable Option
- Meets minimum size requirement w/ land acquisition
- Exits onto major arterial street
- Allows drive-thru apparatus bay
SLIDE 19 Other Considerations & Questions
- Satellite Station Considered
- EMS Service
- Addresses most pressing need in northern part of county
- Variety of options for location: Water Pump Station at Old Glebe Rd. &
Military Rd; near Madison Community Center, etc.
