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Station 56 Location
City of Merced Fire Department
Casey Wilson, Fire Chief
What is needed?
• Fire Station 56 to house 1 Engine Company, 1 Truck Company, 1 reserve bay.
• Conceptual space needs assessment is 9,769 sq ft
• Emergency Operations Center
• Conceptual space needs assessment is 1500 sq ft
• Approximately 2 acres
Estimated cost $14,086,250 using $1250 per sq ft
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What do we have?
• Fiscal Analysis
• State Earmark Assemblywoman Soria - $4,000,000
• Public Facility Financing Plan (City) - $2,200,000
• Public Facility Financing Plan (Developer) - $2,499,782 • Total: $8,699,782
• Estimated Shortfall: $5,386,468
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Location Considerations
• M Street and Ironstone Drive
• Bellevue Road and Barclay Drive
• West half of M Circle and Bellevue
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Response
Times
Roadway
Access
Future
Growth
Resources Considered
• Future Planned Growth
• 2030 General Plan
• 2018 MFD Standards of Cover
• National Fire Protection Association 1710 - Deployment • Insurance Service Office
• Historical Call Data
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Future Planned Growth
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2030 General Plan
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Updated current
and proposed Fire
Station locations
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MFD Standards of Cover – 4 Minute Travel Time
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MFD Standards of Cover – ISO 1.5 Mile Travel Distance
Current distribution based on a 4-minute
travel time
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M Circle & Bellevue
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*Historical call data utilizing 4 Minute travel time *Historical call data utilizing 6 Minute travel time
M Circle & Bellevue
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Proposed Location
M Circle & Bellevue – Conceptual Site Plan(s)
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Relationship to MFD Strategic Plan
• Strategic Plan Goals
• Keep the citizens of our city safe.
• Enhance community safety through prevention.
• Provide an effective and efficient response to all
emergencies.
• Maintain or enhance our Class 2 ISO rating.
• Fund a modern and well-maintained Fire Department for the city.
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Community Park Space
• The public-safety-themed park would be designed as an engaging, educational, and family-friendly space that
celebrates the role of fire, police, and emergency services in keeping the community safe. The design would blend
recreation with learning opportunities, creating a unique destination adjacent to Station 56.
• Public safety themed play structures
• Fire themed splash pad
• Public safety walking path with educational highlights • Fostering safety and community into the neighborhood
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Merced’s First Responder Park
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Where safety and community come together!
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Staff Recommendation
• Authorize city staff to proceed with site selection, planning and design process for Station 56 at M Circle, south of Bellevue Road.
• Staff will return at a future meeting with detailed phasing, funding strategies, and design options for Council
considering.
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