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The City of Peterborough is planning the relocation of Fire Station 2. An initial Station Location Review Study has been completed.

 

Public Survey

Public consultation to receive input on two potential locations is now complete at www.connectptbo.ca/fire. A staff report on the Fire Station #2 Relocation Project is expected to be presented to City Council in April, 2021.

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The Fire Station 2 Relocation Project consists of four steps. This webpage will be updated regularly, and future steps will also use the City's community engagement online platform Connect Peterborough. Stay up to date by subscribing to this page using the widget in the right-hand column.

Media releases on February 5 and February 17 provide details on the public consultation

Frequently Asked Questions

Why is Fire Station 2 Relocating? 

The current Fire Station 2 was built in 1967 and has served the community well for more than 50 years. Now it is time for a new fire hall that will meet the needs of our City as it continues to grow and expand.  
Why can't Fire Station 2 stay in its current location?
The site is not large enough to accommodate a building size and design to meet current standards for operations. Through the study process of evaluating site options for a new Fire Station 2 it has been highlighted that it is not in an optimum location for maximizing response times, mainly due to the growth the City has seen since it was built.
How were the proposed Fire Station locations selected?

A search for potential 1-acre parcels of land to serve the North End was carried out in late 2018 into 2019. Analysis of each potential site was carried out with a specific focus on emergency response times, legislation and industry standards specific to Fire Services.

Evaluation criteria included information such as analytical GIS modelling for response times, historic data on response times, the area road network, geographical features nearby that may affect response times such as waterways and rail lines, nearby land uses, high level consideration of site servicing for water, wastewater and stormwater and land cost.

What are the steps in deciding a new location?

Step 1 - In this initial step the primary focus of the location search is to consider emergency response times, applicable legislation, industry guidelines and standards. The applicable legislation considered include:
  • Fire Protection and Prevention Act, 1997 (F.P.P.A.)
  • Occupational Health and Safety Act, R.S.O. 1990 (O.H.S.A.)
  • Industry guidelines as authored by the Office of the Fire Marshal and Emergency Management (O.F.M.E.M.),
  • Industry standards as authored by the National Fire Protection Association (N.F.P.A.)  

Step 2 –  A deeper look at the potential sites that were ranked highest in Step 1 will consider factors beyond emergency response times. This will include a closer look at the characteristics of each site, stakeholder engagement and City inter-departmental review. An updated report to Council is expected in early 2021 to provide feedback on these findings.  

Step 3 – Community Engagement - A Fire Station is an important part of the community, so your input is important to us. To have your voice heard please take part in the consultation process, sign up for project updates and plan to take part in the survey that will be launched in early 2021.  

Step 4 – Once all information is gathered and considered, a final location will be selected.  

What about Fire Station 4, where will that go?

During the review for the Station 2 location a comparative analysis of a future four station GIS model was undertaken to confirm future response performance capabilities and to be fully satisfied that Fire Station 2 would be in it's optimum location for long term City growth.  Two future options for Fire Station 4 were considered one in the West and one in the East. Ultimately the results of this portion of the study highlighted a future station 4 in the City’s East section would provide a maximized response network. 

 Current Fire Station 2

 

Project documents

2021 Documents

  • Report to General Committee: Fire Station 2 Location Review Update (Report CAOFS21-001 presented January 11, 2021)
  • Fire Station #2 Site Study
  • Map of existing and potential station locations (February, 2021)

2020 Documents

  • Report to General Committee: Update on Station Location Review Study for Fire Station 2 (Report CAOFS20-002, presented July 20, 2020)
  • Station Location Presentation by Dillon Consulting (Appendix A of Report CAOFS20-002)
  • Station Location Review Study by Dillon Consulting (Appendix B of Report CAOFS20-002)


City contact: Gillian Barnes, Project Manager of Facilities and Planning Initiatives.

Send an email to firestation2relocation@peterborough.ca.

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