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NEWS RELEASES
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FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE:
Contact: Heather Allebaugh 407.246.3423
Cassandra Lafser 407.246.2182
 City
of Orlando Opens New Orlando Fire Department Station 1 & Headquarters
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WHAT: |
On Wednesday, December 2, Mayor Buddy Dyer, District 5
City Commissioner Daisy W. Lynum and Fire Chief Jim Reynolds
will officially open Fire Station 1 and the Orlando Fire
Department Headquarters. Housed with the latest technology
and equipment, the new Fire Complex will serve the core of
Downtown Orlando and its 14,000 residents and 66,000
workers.
Aside from being the new home for Fire Station 1 and more
than 70 firefighters, this building is now the headquarters
for the entire Orlando Fire Department (OFD) and houses the
following additional units:
- OFD Administrative Offices
- Hazardous Materials
- Dive Rescue
- High Angle Rescue
- Confine Space Rescue
- Trench Rescue
- Collapse Rescue
- Arson/Bomb Squad
- Fire Safety Management
Station 1 represents the City’s sixth LEED (Leadership in
Energy and Environmental Design) certified fire station, and
is aiming for Gold LEED certification. LEED certification is
a process of rating highly efficient buildings by the U.S.
Green Building Council.
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| WHEN: |
Wednesday, December 2, 2009 – 10:00 a.m.
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| WHERE: |
Fire Station 1 – 78 W. Central Blvd.
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| MEDIA: |
Station tours and Q&A available at the
conclusion of ceremony, 11:00 a.m. Mayor Dyer and Fire Chief Jim
Reynolds will tour the new facility and highlight the specific
features and design strategies that make the station “green.”
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| PARKING:
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Available at the Garland lot, 109 W. Pine St.
(on Garland Blvd. between Pine St. and Central Blvd.) |
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