Project Introduction

Project Introduction

Project Overview
The City of Kodiak Fire Station provides the primary response to accidents, emergencies, and fires throughout the City and Island. Emergency personnel annually respond to over 1200 calls that include automobile accidents, health emergencies, as well as fires.
The existing 60+ year old facility cannot be upgraded to meet the current standards for an essential emergency facility. The building sits within the tsunami inundation zone and is not sufficient in size or structural design to meet current standards. As Kodiak’s only full-time staffed facility, these upgrades are essential to properly house, train and dispatch emergency responders.
The new station, to be located at 1240 Mill Bay Road-- will provide code-required decontamination, ventilation, and area separations allowing the station to serve as a Critical Facility and base of operations for the next 60 years.
Thus far, the City has completed selection of a site, space program, and project budget. Wolf Architecture was recently selected to lead the new station design effort towards completion of a Schematic Design and Cost Estimate--necessary for securing funding.

Core Project Group

Matt Holmstrom, Engineer/Project Manager, City of Kodiak
Mike Twenge, Manager, City of Kodiak
Josie Bahnke, Deputy Manager, City of Kodiak
Frank Dorner, Fire Chief, City of Kodiak
Richard Walker, Councilman, City of Kodiak

Design Team

Gary Wolf, Wolf Architecture—Principal in Charge
Chris Whittington-Evans, Wolf Architecture—Project Manager
Laura Read, Wolf Architecture—Project Architect
Bart Adams, PND Engineering—Civil Engineer
Peter Briggs, Corvus Design—Landscape Architect
AJ Shirak, RSA Engineers—Mechanical Engineer
Davin Blubaugh, RSA Engineers—Electrical Engineer

Project Overview

The City of Kodiak Fire Station provides the primary response to accidents, emergencies, and fires throughout the City and Island. Emergency personnel annually respond to over 1200 calls that include automobile accidents, health emergencies, as well as fires. The existing 60+ year-old facility cannot be upgraded to meet the current standards for an essential emergency facility. The building sits within the tsunami inundation zone and is not sufficient in size or structural design to meet current standards. As Kodiak’s only full-time staffed facility, these upgrades are essential to properly house, train and dispatch emergency responders. The new station will provide code-required decontamination, ventilation, and area separations allowing the station to serve as a Critical Facility and base of operations for the next 60 years.

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