[StBernard] Grand Opening of St. Bernard Fire Stations on Wednesday

Westley Annis Westley at da-parish.com
Tue Apr 21 16:07:04 EDT 2009


Grand Opening of Fire Stations No. 3 and No. 10 to be Wednesday, April 22

More celebrations of growth in St. Bernard Parish



St. Bernard Parish President Craig P. Taffaro Jr. will celebrate Recovery
and Growth in St. Bernard Parish with Grand Opening ceremonies at two
rehabilitated fire stations on Wednesday.



Officials will gather to mark the grand opening of Fire Station No. 3 on
Wednesday, April 22 at 8:30 a.m. at 9240 W. Judge Perez Drive in Chalmette,
and the grand opening for Fire Station No. 10 will be held immediately
afterwards at 9:30 a.m. at 3901 Bayou Road in Verret. Bill Vogel, the Acting
Deputy Director for the Louisiana Transitional Recovery Office for FEMA, and
Walter Leger, a member of the Board of Directors for the Louisiana Recovery
Authority, also will be on hand for the event.



"This is another important step for us in our recovery," President Taffaro
said. "Having a secure station for our firefighters who are our first
responders is critical to the growth of our parish."



The work on Fire Station No. 3 cost about $400,000, and the work on Fire
Station No. 10 cost about $500,000, Taffaro said.



St. Bernard Parish received hazard mitigation funds to elevate the essential
living quarters to the second floor for first responders at the Chalmette
and Verret stations so if there is any flooding, these facilities will be
able to be used for emergency responders, said Gil Carlin of the St. Bernard
Public Works Department.



In addition to elevating the living quarters, the work paid for by FEMA and
parish government insurance proceeds included interior renovation and
refurbishing of the exterior. A grant from the Governor's Office of Homeland
Security and Emergency Preparedness has provided an emergency generator at
Fire Station 10 and well as one that will be installed at Fire Station No.
3.



Asevedo Construction was in charge of construction at Fire Stations No. 3
and No. 10. Stuart Consultants and L-7 Architects were in charge of the
design for both stations. Dennis Tauzin is the project manager for both
projects for CDM which provides oversight for all FEMA-funded projects. Gil
Carlin of the St. Bernard Parish Department of Public Works is the project
manager and resident inspector for both stations.



For more information about Recovery and Growth in St. Bernard Parish, visit
our website at www.sbpg.net
<https://mail.sbpg.net/exchweb/bin/redir.asp?URL=http://www.sbpg.net/> .



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