Emergency Services Facilities Building Committee

The charge of this committee is as follows:

1. Identify emergent Fire Department facility issues.  Develop and initiate a plan with consideration for immediate and long term needs and financial responsibility.
2. Engage both fire departments, fire marshal, selectmen, emergency management, police, and any similar agencies to understand current and future programmatic needs that might drive facility needs.
3. Review previous studies for information related to service needs that effect facility needs.
4. Review previous studies for information related to condition and effectiveness of current facilities.
5. Determine and recommend engagement of consultants or similar professionals to assist in the following:
   1. Collect and evaluate data on historical emergency services/public safety needs based on type, severity, and location.
   2. Pursue any available forecasts of future emergency services/public safety trends or demands based on type, severity, and location.
   3. Ascertain any opportunities to meet programmatic needs of the town without unneeded duplication of resources/programs/etc.
   4. Determine best locations of resources to address those needs as effectively as possible using currently available town and department properties, or alternate location(s)-known as a station location study.
6. Recommend use of currently available funds to further design efforts for both short- and long-term projects:
   1. Continuation of WFD1 design work for Station 13 @ 426 River Rd
   2. Continuation of WHFD design work for 25 Old Farms Rd
7. Develop and recommend an emergency services facilities plan (ESFP) or “Building Plan” of major capital items for all related services, including pricing estimates.
8. Seek information on and support pursuit of funding including, but not limited to donations, grants, state and federal funds, and local funds.
9. Seek design contracts for any portions of the ESFP that are approved.
10. Seek construction contracts for any portions of the ESFP that are approved.
11. Communicate progress of committee work through public meetings, outreach, forums, etc. as appropriate throughout the term of the committee
12. Provide assistance to and oversight of work, in the Town’s name, up to delivery of completed project(s)
13. Provide final report once committee’s work is done, or no further progress is expected.

                               - Adopted at the Board of Selectmen 3/4/24 Regular Meeting