Construction of a new fire hall at the Hanford Site in Washington state gets underway in October and could be finished sometime in spring 2027, the Department of Energy said Tuesday.
In a news release, DOE’s Office of Environmental Management said the long-planned new fire station will have enough room, 22,000-square-feet, to sleep 12 firefighters and have parking bays for eight emergency vehicles.
The Hanford Fire Department is managed by Leidos-led Hanford Mission Integration Solutions.
There was a groundbreaking ceremony earlier in September and HMIS President Amy Basche lauded the development last week at DOE’s National Cleanup Workshop in Arlington, Va.
“The site is very massive” at around 580-square miles and “wildland fires are real,” Basche said.
The new station will be built in the central part of the site, where much of the 75 square miles of active cleanup work takes place. Hanford was shopping for a subcontractor to build the project earlier this year.
Fowler General Construction of Richland was chosen to build the facility.
“This new station will bring our firefighters and emergency responders closer to where the work is happening,” said Hanford Fire Chief Nick Thomas. “We’ll be better equipped to protect Hanford’s people and property, along with the environment.”