Schmidt Consulting Group, Inc. | Consulting Engineers | Municipal | City of Pensacola | Fire Station No. 6

Schmidt Consulting Group, Inc. provided Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Communications, Fire Protection, and Structural design services for the $1 million renovation of the City of Pensacola's Fire Station No. 6.

The Station sustained both wind and flood damage during Hurricane Ivan (2004) and Hurricane Dennis (2005) which resulted in a severe mold problem that rendered the Station's living quarters inhabitable. For a year and a half, firefighters had resigned to use mobile trailers as living quarters to avoid health risks associated with the mold.

SCG provided a damage assessment of the facility in order to secure FEMA funding and was chosen as the design team for subsequent repairs and renovations.

The scope of work included the demolition of one living space wing, the interior renovation to another living space wing (2,200 square feet), and its conversion to mostly non-habitable storage and equipment areas. The project also included the addition of a new 3,540 square foot living area wing on the east side of the three lane apparatus bay. The total area of the facility upon completion of construction will be 6,917 square feet.

The project calls for the complete removal of the exterior brick veneer finish which has deteriorated over its 40-year lifespan. The new exterior finish will be a true stucco system over exterior insulation which will provide an increased thermal envelope to the facility. Also included in the scope of work is the addition of two, sloped metal roofing systems over the wings adjacent to the apparatus bay. One roof is to be added over an existing wing on top of an existing built-up membrane roofing system and the second is to be included in the construction of the new wing.

One design challenge of the project was the relocation of the existing septic system due to an ECUA high volume well located across the street from the facility. Due to current regulations, the septic system was required to be relocated outside of the 200 foot radius measured from the well head.




	Schmidt Consulting Group, Inc. provided Mechanical, Electrical, Plumbing, Communications, Fire Protection, and Structural design services for the $1 million renovation of the City of Pensacola's Fire Station No. 6. The Station sustained both wind and flood damage during Hurricane Ivan (2004) and Hurricane Dennis (2005) which resulted in a severe mold problem that rendered the Station's living quarters inhabitable. For a year and a half, firefighters had resigned to use mobile trailers as living quarters to avoid health risks associated with the mold. SCG provided a damage assessment of the facility in order to secure FEMA funding and was chosen as the design team for subsequent repairs and renovations. The scope of work included the demolition of one living space wing, the interior renovation to another living space wing (2,200 square feet), and its conversion to mostly non-habitable storage and equipment areas. The project also included the addition of a new 3,540 square foot living area wing on the east side of the three lane apparatus bay. The total area of the facility upon completion of construction will be 6,917 square feet. The project calls for the complete removal of the exterior brick veneer finish which has deteriorated over its 40-year lifespan. The new exterior finish will be a true stucco system over exterior insulation which will provide an increased thermal envelope to the facility. Also included in the scope of work is the addition of two, sloped metal roofing systems over the wings adjacent to the apparatus bay. One roof is to be added over an existing wing on top of an existing built-up membrane roofing system and the second is to be included in the construction of the new wing. One design challenge of the project was the relocation of the existing septic system due to an ECUA high volume well located across the street from the facility. Due to current regulations, the septic system was required to be relocated outside of the 200 foot radius measured from the well head.
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