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Project Understanding

The Lindenwold Fire Department proudly dedicates Bernardon will be mindful of speed of response. We
themselves to the protection of the lives and property know that planning and design decisions contribute
of the community and strive to deliver excellence in greatly to reducing the response delta measured from
its commitment to quick and efficient fire and rescue the time of a call to the responders’ on-site presence.
response. The Lindenwold Fire Department (LFD) is Space adjacencies, clear circulation within the station,
currently active in two locations in the Borough of adequate clearances in turnout gear rooms and
Lindenwold, New Jersey and have actively planned a apparatus bays will absolutely improve response time
consolidation of these two stations. A third station when proper attention is given. Clearances around
provides offices for the Lindenwold Fire Department apparatus is important to the swift movement of
Board of Fire Commissioners as well as storage for the fire and EMS personnel and needs to address the
Department. clearances around open doors to apparatus, locations

of mirrors and bumpers, and space between bay doors
The Lindenwold Fire Department has identified and apparatus.
one of the existing station properties as being most
suitable for the planned consolidation. The property Bernardon will thoughtfully plan for comfort and
is located on a 1.3774 acre parcel located at 517 East privacy to improve mental health. A fire station is
Linden in Lindenwold, New Jersey. Presently, the site a mixed-use building that contains storage, office,
accommodates an existing fire station and a former recreation, and residential spaces. These spaces need
Public Works garage that presently functions as a to be carefully planned to ensure that transition
fitness center for the Fire Alliance. We understand zones are maintained, speed of response is improved,
these existing buildings will be demolished in order and comfort and privacy is addressed through the
to accommodate the new station. The proposed fire critical separations between active and quiet zones.
station will be approximately 16,000 to 20,000 gross Comfort needs to be considered in terms of physical
square feet and include four (4) apparatus bays. A characteristics of the space including beauty, natural
single story structure is preferred, but it is unclear light, color, and furnishings. The interior spaces
whether the site constraints will force consideration should contribute to CALM - not chaos.
of a second floor.

LFD engaged Remington & Vernick to conduct a
Bernardon will be vigilant to the need for developing facility assessment study. The study was completed
a design that is focused on the health and safety of in May 2019 and included a preliminary space needs
the responders. The introduction of transition summary outlining the programmatic requirements
zones to provide the sensible means for separating of the proposed building.
the apparatus bay entry and exit points from the
“living” areas common to fire and EMS stations will
be imperative to our focus.

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