Firefighters begin job of moving to new hall
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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 14/08/2010 (5717 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
The great Brandon fire hall move of 2010 has begun.
Brandon Fire and Emergency Services personnel kicked off the two-week process of moving from their familiar surroundings of Fire Hall No. 1 on Princess Avenue to their new $11-million home at the corner of 19th Street North and Maple Avenue yesterday.
First into the new digs will be E-911 and police dispatchers, as new dispatch stations are already set up and fully operational at the new hall and already acting as a "mirrored system."
"We’re doing it in two phases," says Linda Poole, director of emergency communication. "We have to move the 911 dispatchers first and then key computer equipment that we are using right now in the current fire hall will be moved over to the new building. Once that’s moved over, then the police dispatchers from the police building will be moved into the new building.
"So, by the 20th, we’ll have everybody there."
Once dispatch services are fully functional out of the new building, the move of fire and EMS personnel will follow on Aug. 23.
Though the transition will take a couple of days, fire Chief Brent Dane assures that the "phone will be ringing" at both stations and public safety will not be compromised.
"Be assured that they’ll be able to get a hold of us and we will respond," Dane said.
Aside from last-minute furnishings, construction is virtually complete at the new hall, he added, which he admits has taken years to realize.
"We can almost reach out and touch (the finish line)," he said, chuckling. "We’re that close."
Mayor Dave Burgess agrees that the fire hall’s occupation has been a long time coming.
"It’s the longest running event in the history of the city," he joked. "It’s a bit of history that we’ve just put the finishing touches to."
The fire hall’s grand opening, which will include public walking tours of the building, is set for Sept.8.
The former No.1 Hall on Princess, meantime, will continue to function as a back-up location for E-911 dispatch until the city decides what to do with the property.
