Squamish Firehall No. 2

An architect’s review in 2018 identified that, even with renovations, Fire Hall No. 2 could not meet the needs of the District now and into the future and recommended that a larger and more efficiently-designed facility be built. The administration offices were moved to Fire Hall No. 1 – Alex Munro (Clarke Drive).

The replacement Fire Hall No. 2 will serve as the second of the two fire halls for the Squamish Fire Rescue Service. The new post-disaster Fire Hall No. 2 building will consist of three apparatus bays with administration office areas, four dorm rooms, washrooms, a training room, kitchen, and decontamination rooms for post-incident cleanup. Fire Hall No. 2 will operate as a paid-on-call fire hall but has the capacity to staff full-time crews at some point in the future. The new Fire Hall No. 2 sustainability objective is to achieve net zero energy consumption while achieving specific energy targets required by the District of Squamish through envelope optimization, photovoltaic roof panels, highly efficient appliances, LED lighting and lighting control strategies, a high-performance mechanical system using energy recovery strategies and an air-source heat pump. Furthermore, the building is designed to accommodate future housing needs above if required.