New Fire Headquarters, By The Numbers

The City of Goose Creek is moving forward with plans for a new $4 million fire department headquarters station on land adjacent to the city's public works building.

The project will be paid for with tax dollars set aside for improvement projects in the downtown area.

It's a short drive from the existing fire headquarters, but the new site will be much larger, expected to accommodate the city's needs now and in the foreseeable future.

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Here are some of the numbers submitted by Fire Chief Steve Chapman on what this new 25,000 sq. ft. facility will need. These are general estimates:

• Administrative office space — 3,500 sq. ft.
• Building inspection offices — 1,500 sq. ft.
• Kitchen, dining, dayroom, etc. — 2,400 sq. ft.
• Locker room, showers, restrooms — 1,000 sq. ft.
• Climate controlled equipment storage — 1,000 sq. ft.
• Truck and apparatus bay — 7,000 sq. ft.
• Additional equipment storage — 2,000 sq. ft.
• Maintenance storage — 1,000 sq. ft.
• Decontamination area — 500 sq. ft.

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