Calgary Fire Department Celebrates New Evergreen Emergency Response Station
Today, Calgary Fire Chief Bruce Burrell and Councillor Diane Colley-Urquhart celebrated the opening of the new Evergreen Emergency Response Station with the community and more than 50 grade one students, who showed their affection for the Calgary Fire Department with hand-made valentines.
“Events like this afford us with the opportunity to express our appreciation to our fire service members, who are willing to put themselves at risk to help others,” said MLA Calgary-Lougheed and Associate Minister of Wellness Dave Rodney. “Your dedication and commitment in preparing, training, and responding immediately when the alarm sounds, exemplifies the ultimate in public service.”
The new station is located at 2511 Eversyde Avenue and replaces the previous Bridlewood Station which was a temporary site in a portable building.
“Because we take the safety of our citizens to heart, the opening of this new station, which ensures the safety of ten Calgary communities and much of Ward 13, is a great reason to celebrate,” said Councillor Colley-Urquhart.
The new building was designed with a community focus and includes a pergola, benches and an outdoor area to be landscaped in the spring for community groups to use in front of the building. The facility is also built to post-disaster standards with a generator to power the facility during a power-outage and allow it to continue to provide services during a natural disaster.
“This building was very much built with the community in mind,” said Chief Burrell. “The CFD does truly care for the communities it serves and we are very happy to be opening a new station here in Evergreen to proudly serve the more than 45,000 area residents.”
The $15.8 million cost of the facility, land, station, required apparatus and supporting equipment, has been supported thanks to $10 million in funding from the Province of Alberta’s Municipal Sustainability Initiative and $5.8 million from the City of Calgary’s Community and Recreation Levy.
For more information on the Calgary Fire Department please visit www.calgary.ca/fire.
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