Media Invited To Hillsboro Fire & Rescue Station 9 Groundbreaking Ceremony (Photo) -12/03/24

Media Invitation: Video and Interview Opportunity

 

Event:	Groundbreaking ceremony for new South Hillsboro Fire Station 9
Date:	Friday, December 6, 2024
Time:	10:00 a.m.
Location:	Corner of SE Butternut Parkway & SE Deline Street, Hillsboro, OR Google Maps: https://maps.app.goo.gl/WcxucfvRdmCpYeDb6
RSVP To:	Piseth Pich, Public Information Officer, FirePIO@hillsboro-oregon.gov, 503-615-6666

 

Hillsboro Fire & Rescue is set to begin construction on our newest fire station, Station 9, and will mark the start of this project with a ceremonial groundbreaking event.

Strategically located, South Hillsboro Station 9 will serve Hillsboro’s newest communities in the growing area of southern Hillsboro. Designed by architecture, planning, and design firm Rice Fergus Miller, the approximately 18,000-square-foot, single-story building incorporates trauma-informed design principles, including plentiful views of nature, variable lighting to prioritize daylight, residential finishes to counteract negative association with institutional spaces, and common areas that allow for ample flow and movement. The building features multi-use spaces for interdepartmental usage, a meeting and training classroom, and accommodations for future growth. The three-bay station will initially house a single-engine company staffed by a four-person crew providing paramedics and advanced life support. It can accommodate additional emergency apparatus and up to 11 personnel, providing a 24-hour response to emergencies and calls for service.

Designed and constructed to be disaster resilient, the station includes administrative spaces for fire and rescue staff and a Department Operations Center (DOC) for the City of Hillsboro Building Division. The multi-purpose building will feature remote workspaces for other City departments, including Police and Information Services. The sustainable building features include photovoltaic arrays, recycled materials, carbon sequestering structural elements, and non-volatile organic compound (non-VOC) emitting interior finishes. The building grounds will provide sustainable landscaping with enhanced landscape buffers and abundant parking for guests and personnel with electric vehicle charging stations. 

South Hillsboro Station 9 is being constructed by Inline Construction and is expected to open for service in December 2025. 

###