Design work to begin on new county fire station

Posted On: January 19, 2021

Volusia County Fire Rescue has 20 full-service fire stations staffed around-the-clock. In March 2018, the county’s public protection department presented a fire rescue service level update to the County Council. During the update, the council approved the relocation of the Rima Ridge Fire Station, Station 18, to a site with better access to S.R. 40 in order to improve response times.

On Tuesday, the County Council took the next step in relocating the Rima Ridge station.

While the exact location hasn’t been decided yet, the new fire station – which will be re-designated Station 47 – will serve the north-central area of the county. On Tuesday, the council awarded a $147,500 contract to Schenkel & Shultz, Inc. of Orlando to design the new fire station. Under the contract, in addition to preparing a schematic design, the architectural firm also will evaluate four potential sites and recommend the best location for the new station.

The design will serve as a prototype, as the county plans to use it for at least one other future fire station.