BUXTON GETS NEW STATE OF THE ART FIRE STATION

Blue Light Estates News

Buxton’s new £3.5 million purpose built Community Fire Station has recently been completed and has now become operational. 

The new station incorporates energy saving features and has been designed to maximise the use of space on the new site in order to facilitate enhanced fire fighter training.

Jonathan Bishop, Partner of FHP who heads up FHP Blue Light Estates commented:-

“We naturally exhausted all potential relocation sites with Staden Lane being perfect from an operational, future proofing and financial perspective.  Buxton Station provides a flagship development for the “Authority”.

The building, which is one of four resilient centres for the service across the county, is designed to allow operations to be maintained in times of emergency comprising the operational fire station with a four bay appliance garage and with training facilities for fire fighters such as new ‘live’ gas fired Fire unit which simulates various house fire scenarios, cold smoke house and tower.  The station also includes facilities for community use including a community room on associated facilities, YES Scheme, Fire Cadet provision and accommodation for Derbyshire Cave Rescue and Buxton Mountain Rescue Teams.   

Renewable energy features at the station include photovoltaic panels, a solar hot water system on the roof and automatic censored lighting.  These features are designed to reduce the running costs and overall carbon emissions of the new building.  Furthermore incorporation of sustainable drainage and a grey water recycling system demonstrates Derbyshire Fire & Rescue Service’s ongoing commitments to reduce impact on increasingly precious environmental resources.

Jonathan also acted on behalf of Derbyshire on their community fire stations at Chesterfield, Staveley, Ilkeston and Derby.

For further information please contact Jonathan Bishop at FHP Property Consultants on 0115 950 7577.