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WHAT:
On Wednesday, November 1, 2023, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer, District 2 City Commissioner Tony Ortiz and Orlando Fire Chief Charlie Salazar will don painter’s coveralls and paint rollers to help the H. J. High project team with exterior work on the newly constructed Orlando Fire Station 11 near the recently installed Station 11 signs to commemorate its progress in the Dover Shores neighborhood.
The City of Orlando is committed to investing in neighborhoods by providing residents with amenities and enhancing infrastructure. The new 15,125-square-foot station, currently in construction at the corner of Curry Ford Road and Gaston Foster Road, will provide Dover Shores and the surrounding neighborhoods with a modern facility, equipped with the latest in technology and space to accommodate multiple, specialized units and equipment.
The replacement station will be home to 33 firefighters, house four bays, four units - an Engine, a Tower, a Rescue and a District Chief - and is designed to promote firefighter health and safety while providing top-rated service, functionality and rapid response times to the community it serves. The state-of-the-art facility furthers enhances station operations with added features, including:
- Escalating emergency tones to reduce fatigue and heart-rate response.
- Individual crew bunk rooms and restrooms to accommodate and promote diversity in the workplace.
- A decontamination room with a shower and two airlocks with pressurization to further keep potential carcinogens out of living quarters.
- Sleeping quarters and active crew quarters that have acoustic separation to allow for rest, recuperation and camaraderie.
Orlando Fire Department Station 11, “The Beast of the East,” is expected to be completed in early 2024.
WHEN:
Wednesday, November 1, 2023
10:30 a.m.
WHERE:
Orlando Fire Station 11
4911 East Curry Ford Road
MEDIA INFORMATION:
Media parking will be available at the Dover Shores Neighborhood Center, 1400 Gaston Foster Road. Since this is an active construction site, media must wear closed-toed, flat shoes. Hard hats will be provided and must also be worn on-site.
Media planning to attend the event should RSVP with Sade Teel, Public Information Officer, at Sade.Teel@orlando.gov by 5 p.m. Tuesday, October 31, 2023.
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