McDermott Station
McDermott Station is located at the intersection of Empire Grade, Ice Cream Grade and Felton-Empire Road. This station is designed to house three vehicles, and act as a disaster center for the Bonny Doon area. Empire Tile Works created a spectacular relief map of Bonny Doon for the front of the building.
McDermott Station is home to Engine 3211, Rescue 3261, and Water Tender 3251.
McDermott Station is new the headquarters for Bonny Doon Volunteer Fire/Rescue, Inc. and is where the monthly board meetings are held. The station has an office, a professional-style kitchen, a training/meeting room, showers, washer/dryer, and a fitness center for the firefighters. There are three apparatus bays. The main water tank provides 57,000 gallons of storage and serves the compound and the 80 psi hydrant. The station also has a fully automatic standby propane generator in case of power failure. The station has two phone lines, and Internet services are available for both wired and wireless devices. There is open wifi and a Verizon cell phone extender.
Access to the facility is limited to firefighters, board and auxiliary members.
The station is a multi-faceted building. A part of the interior space is utilized as a physical fitness training area. Other space is used for meetings, team training, equipment maintenance and storage, and apparatus parking. The large front paved area is ideal for apparatus cleaning and restocking as well as fire hose testing and training evolutions. There is even an interior “balcony” overlooking the apparatus bay for those important impromptu conversation sessions.
Primary construction efforts have been completed, with many thanks to Santa Cruz County taxpayers and our fabulous community donors. This really was a huge project, which required many, many people to pitch in time, money, and materials. Thanks to the support of community members and local businesses, we have a fully operational station on the eastern side of Bonny Doon, which serves as our new Headquarters. We could never have done this without your help and support. Thank you all!
McDermott Station is located at the intersection of Empire Grade, Ice Cream Grade and Felton-Empire Road. This station is designed to house three vehicles, and act as a disaster center for the Bonny Doon area. Empire Tile Works created a spectacular relief map of Bonny Doon for the front of the building.
McDermott Station is home to Engine 3211, Rescue 3261, and Water Tender 3251.
McDermott Station is new the headquarters for Bonny Doon Volunteer Fire/Rescue, Inc. and is where the monthly board meetings are held. The station has an office, a professional-style kitchen, a training/meeting room, showers, washer/dryer, and a fitness center for the firefighters. There are three apparatus bays. The main water tank provides 57,000 gallons of storage and serves the compound and the 80 psi hydrant. The station also has a fully automatic standby propane generator in case of power failure. The station has two phone lines, and Internet services are available for both wired and wireless devices. There is open wifi and a Verizon cell phone extender.
Access to the facility is limited to firefighters, board and auxiliary members.
The station is a multi-faceted building. A part of the interior space is utilized as a physical fitness training area. Other space is used for meetings, team training, equipment maintenance and storage, and apparatus parking. The large front paved area is ideal for apparatus cleaning and restocking as well as fire hose testing and training evolutions. There is even an interior “balcony” overlooking the apparatus bay for those important impromptu conversation sessions.
Primary construction efforts have been completed, with many thanks to Santa Cruz County taxpayers and our fabulous community donors. This really was a huge project, which required many, many people to pitch in time, money, and materials. Thanks to the support of community members and local businesses, we have a fully operational station on the eastern side of Bonny Doon, which serves as our new Headquarters. We could never have done this without your help and support. Thank you all!
