CARBONDALE, ILL. — A new $3.1 million fire station will open July 1 in Carbondale, a city in southern Illinois. The new Carbondale Fire Station will be a 12,400-square-foot, single-story brick building, which will replace its 50-year-old fire station. The new facility will feature four apparatus bays, seven bunk rooms, a living and kitchen space, a workout room, a training room and office space. In addition, the city of Carbondale’s Emergency Operations Center and Storm Watch Center will relocate from city hall into a new space at the new fire station. The building has been designed to be energy efficient, meet all energy codes and seismic standards. Design features will include a backup generator, capable of powering the entire building; geothermal heating and air-conditioning for the living area; and provisions for the addition of future solar equipment. FGM Architects and general contractor Fager McGee Commercial Construction are a part of the design team for the project.
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