News: Dearne Fire Station official opening
The new £5.5 million station, which has the capacity to house four fire engines, was built by North Midland Building Ltd. The 3.5 acre site will also be home to a state-of-the-art training facility for the fire service's Technical Rescue Unit and a community room for local residents to use for meetings and events.
The training facility has been specially designed to be set on fire several times a day and create realistic conditions likely to be encountered in many types of real fire situations.
It is also designed to be environmentally sustainable and incorporates the use of 100m deep ground source heat pumps linked to the underfloor heating, rainwater harvesting and photovoltaic panels.
The centre was designed by Bond Bryan who worked with project managers Turner & Townsend.
South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue's Chief Fire Officer Mark Smitherman said: "We are delighted with our new purpose designed building here in Dearne.
"The facilities offer an excellent base for the firefighters who provide the community with a first-class emergency response service.
"It not only offers considerable operational benefits and community facilities but its environmental features will greatly increase the sustainability of this important building for decades to come."
North Midland Building's managing director Mike Catlin added: "All our staff involved in this project can be proud of their achievements in delivering a high quality and attractive building in a cost effective and timely manner.
"With the facility offering services and use to the local community as well as fire protection, it is even more pleasing that local residents will also benefit from and enjoy the use of the development.
"Not only has NMB delivered a state of the art fire station, but the green features within the building means that as well as having a reduced carbon footprint, it will also cost less to operate."
SY Fire website
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