Verona Fire & EMS Station

Following a study of their existing facility and with consideration to their rapidly growing community, it was determined that the City of Verona needed to replace their existing fire station. The new facility would allow their volunteer station to become a career station with additional paid-on-call staff. This station also has a unique partnership with the Fitch-Rona EMS, a private paramedic EMS program that serves both the Verona and the nearby Fitchburg area with ALS delivery services.

During the study, it was determined that the existing location was ideal for the new station. However, the existing station needed to remain in use during construction and still allow the best orientation for the new station to serve the community in the future.

The new station was placed to allow the apparatus bays in the existing station to remain in use until the new station was complete, while the administration offices were relocated to trailers onsite, allowing for continued 24/7 response throughout construction.

The architectural design was the result of numerous public presentations and open-house forums throughout the design process. Community leaders stated that they wanted this new station to be, “…the standard of construction that we wish to see as the community grows.”