Pine Mountain Public Safety Center

The Pine Mountain Public Safety Center was designed to match
other commercial structures in town. Arches top the apparatus bay
doors, entrance doors and windows. Care was taken to match existing
brick color as closely as possible. Free-standing light fixtures in
front of the entrance doors resemble old hitching posts. Lights
located along the bay doors, even with the windows, resemble old
style lanterns
The
Pine Mountain Public Safety Center has been the town’s most
ambitious project since construction of the wetlands sewer system.
The
Pine Mountain Fire Department, Pine Mountain Police Department, and
a Harris County EMS unit are currently housed in the facility. Fire
department and EMS personnel share one side of the building while
the police department is located on the other side. The public
safety center measures about 80 feet by 100 feet.
A
training room and kitchen are shared by all agencies, which served
to cut costs, but after that, access is restricted into the
respective areas.
The
fire station section of the building, which houses the EMS unit,
includes a three-bay, pull-through apparatus bay. At 80 feet deep,
each bay can house two fire engines. Also in the apparatus bay is an
equipment room that runs the entire 80-foot length of the bay. A
smaller storage room is located in the apparatus bay and is
currently being utilized by EMS.
The
fire department side also contains a small day room, two offices,
two restrooms, two combination restrooms with showers, a utility
room with standard washer and dryer, a commercial washer in the
apparatus bay for turnout gear, and a bunkroom.
Harris
County is currently involved in the renovation and expansion of the
county’s general aviation airport located just outside of Pine
Mountain. Part of the expansion plan includes an EMS/fire station at
the airport. When that facility is completed, the EMS unit will move
from the Pine Mountain Public Safety Center to the airport.
The
Pine Mountain Public Safety Center was designed by Precision
Planning of Lawrenceville. D. Dean and Associates, of Columbus,
served as the General Contractors for construction of the center.
For
more information about the Pine Mountain Public Safety Center, email
info@pinemountainfiredepartment.org. |