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13 September 2024
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Fire stations of the world: New Burnaby Fire Station 4 opened in July 2024, Canada
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The City of Burnaby has replaced Fire Station 4 with a new station, designed to meet the needs of our growing city, in a new location. The new facility is on City-owned land on Greystone Drive, across from Squint Lake Park and directly adjacent to the Trans Mountain tank farm. It replaces the old Fire Station 4 on Duthie Avenue, which was built in 1956.
Some key features of the new Fire Station 4 include:
In addition, the new Fire Station 4 aligns with the City of Burnaby’s Climate Action plan, which focuses on sustainable and energy-efficient buildings. Key examples of this include:
The official opening ceremony started with councillor Maita Santiago as the MC for the event. She introduced the first speaker, Tsleil Waututh Elder Carleen Thomas. “We are grateful for the support of the Burnaby people as well. We are all here together. As we started our opposition to the then Kinder Morgan project, my sister created the hashtag ‘We are stronger together.’ We must remember that we are here as a collective to protect this beautiful place that we all call home right now,” Thomas said.
The next speaker, Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley, said Fire Station 4 was completed on time and budget. He also spoke about the tank farm and its proximity to the fire hall and the Burnaby Mountain community. “We all know what’s right next door to us. From our perspective here in the city, we didn’t want the project being disbanded. But we do know that if something does happen, that we will have the responsibility to protect as many of our neighbours and our citizens as we can,” Mayor Hurley said. “That’s what we will continue to endeavour to do and you will hear more about that in the next few weeks as TMX moves into full production.”
After the ceremony, Mayor Hurley spoke with the Beacon briefly about the city’s plans in the event of an emergency at the tank farm. “If there’s a major incident there, it will take a lot of different pieces to make it work. Our fire department will focus on protecting our residents first. We are not responsible for anything inside the tank farm. That is TMX; they’re totally responsible for that,” Hurley said. “We have developed plans to protect the neighbourhood.”
Sources: City of Burnaby, Burnaby Beacon
Some key features of the new Fire Station 4 include:
- 15 000 square feet, gross floor area
- Three drive-through bays for vehicles
- Separated decontamination space for crews
- Seismically designed to meet post disaster standards
In addition, the new Fire Station 4 aligns with the City of Burnaby’s Climate Action plan, which focuses on sustainable and energy-efficient buildings. Key examples of this include:
- low carbon energy with no natural gas used throughout the building
- energy efficient envelope
- stormwater management system that slows the impact of run off into local streams
- final interior finish that uses less materials throughout the building
- reflective colour roofing for low solar heat gain
- solar ready roof to help push towards net zero energy in future
The official opening ceremony started with councillor Maita Santiago as the MC for the event. She introduced the first speaker, Tsleil Waututh Elder Carleen Thomas. “We are grateful for the support of the Burnaby people as well. We are all here together. As we started our opposition to the then Kinder Morgan project, my sister created the hashtag ‘We are stronger together.’ We must remember that we are here as a collective to protect this beautiful place that we all call home right now,” Thomas said.
The next speaker, Burnaby Mayor Mike Hurley, said Fire Station 4 was completed on time and budget. He also spoke about the tank farm and its proximity to the fire hall and the Burnaby Mountain community. “We all know what’s right next door to us. From our perspective here in the city, we didn’t want the project being disbanded. But we do know that if something does happen, that we will have the responsibility to protect as many of our neighbours and our citizens as we can,” Mayor Hurley said. “That’s what we will continue to endeavour to do and you will hear more about that in the next few weeks as TMX moves into full production.”
After the ceremony, Mayor Hurley spoke with the Beacon briefly about the city’s plans in the event of an emergency at the tank farm. “If there’s a major incident there, it will take a lot of different pieces to make it work. Our fire department will focus on protecting our residents first. We are not responsible for anything inside the tank farm. That is TMX; they’re totally responsible for that,” Hurley said. “We have developed plans to protect the neighbourhood.”
Sources: City of Burnaby, Burnaby Beacon
