The 8,150 square-foot state-of-the-art EMS station will accommodate up to seven vehicles and provide FDNY ambulance crews who serve the area critical medical supplies and equipment. Converted from a one-story warehouse built in 1917, the station will serve the Brooklyn communities of Carroll Gardens, Cobble Hill and Brooklyn Heights. DDC created the master design plans for the project and oversaw construction at the site. The EMS station was built in 15 months at a cost of $4.7 million.
"This EMS station is another example of the city's commitment to investing in the long-term health and safety of all New Yorkers," said Bloomberg. "This new facility will help ensure that our paramedics and EMTs get the medical resources they need quickly, so that they can get back on the streets and get back to the business of saving lives."
"The Fire Department is committed to ensuring the Emergency Medical Service has the most advanced tools and equipment available -- from personal gear that protects against chemical substances and other harmful agents to the automatic vehicle location system that coordinates resources more efficiently than ever," said Scoppetta. "This new station reinforces our dedication to providing New Yorkers with the best pre-hospital emergency medical service in the country."
Located on an 18,000 square-foot lot, the new facility can accommodate up to six ambulances and one conditions supervisor vehicle. There is outdoor off-street parking for all members and an outdoor fueling station with an underground 2,500-gallon fuel tank that will feed an emergency generator.
The station will act as a hub for four emergency medical units initially, including three basic life support ambulances and one advanced life support ambulance. Crews can restock their ambulances with life-saving medical supplies such as oxygen and medications to treat asthma, seizures and cardiac conditions. The station houses a resource coordination center that can oversee citywide EMS activity as a critical backup to the Fire Department Operations Center and a separate decontamination area where medics can safely clean and disinfect clothing and medical supplies.
"Providing emergency medical services in each borough is vital to the health of New York City," said Burney. "Throughout the past five years, DDC has worked with the Fire Department on five EMS stations -- each one focused on safe, efficient and comfortable operation as well as reducing rapid-response time and providing outstanding pre-hospital and trauma services. The newly reconstructed Bond Street EMS station, coupled with the high standards and dedication of the Fire Department, strengthens this focus by better serving the surrounding community and greatly improving the working environment for New York's emergency responders."
