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CBIRS Request 634
 
Community Budget Issue Requests - Tracking Id #634
Sumter County Central Fire Rescue Station/Training Facility
 
Requester: Commissioner Joey Chandler Organization: Sumter County County Commisioners
 
Project Title: Sumter County Central Fire Rescue Station/Training Facility Date Submitted 1/11/2006 5:34:04 PM
 
Sponsors: Dockery
 
Statewide Interest:
This Facility will serve as an active fire station to provide fire protection to one of the most underserved areas of Sumter County, and will provide a Firefigter Training District Public Safety Department and Lake-Sumter Community College. The training facility will provide for Firefighter, Emergency Medical Thecnician, Homeland Security, Hazardous Materials, Incident Command and First Respinder training need of fire departments, public safety departments and other related agencies located in Sumter County and the surrounding area.
 
Recipient: Sumter County Fire Rescue   Contact: Chief Bill Gulbrandsen  
  414 Lawrence St   Contact Phone: (352) 793-0212  
  Bushnell 33513   Contact email: Bill.Gulbrandsen@sumtercountyfl.gov
 
Counties: Sumter
 
Gov't Entity: Yes Private Organization (Profit/Not for Profit):  
 
Project Description:
This project is a joint use partnership between the Sumter County Fire Rescue, The Village Center Community Development Fire Department and Lake-Sumter Community College to construct a fire station and fire training facility on the Sumterville Campus of Lake-Sumter Community College. The project would provide fire service for the central part of Sumter County and provide training facilities for the fire departments and related agencies in Sumter County and the surrounding area. The fire station would be operated by Sumter County Fire Rescue and the training facility would be managed by Lake-Sumter Community College. The facility would consist of a three bay fire station with living quarters, a classroom area, a burn/rescue lab building and tower as well as an outdoor burn lab with associated facilities. The fire station would be constructed for twenty four hour staffing, seven days a week.
 
Is this a project related to a federal or state declared disaster? No
 
Measurable Outcome Anticipated:
Number of emergency calls responded to and number of individuals trained
 
Amount requested from the State for this project this year: $1,800,000
 
Total cost of the project: $2,250,000
 
Request has been made to fund: Construction
 
What type of match exists for this project? Local
  Cash Amount $50,000   In-kind Amount $400,000
 
Was this project previously funded by the state?   No
 
Is future-year funding likely to be requested?   No
 
Was this project included in an Agency's Budget Request?   No
 
Was this project included in the Governor's Recommended Budget? No
 
Is there a documented need for this project? Yes
  Documentation: Sumter County Fire Service Plan;Florida Statutes Chapter 633 and Florida Administrative Code 69A-62
 
Was this project request heard before a publicly noticed meeting of a body of elected officials (municipal, county, or state)?   Yes
  Hearing Body: Sumter County Board of County Commissioners
  Hearing Meeting Date: 09/27/2005
 
Is this a water project as described in Section 403.885, Laws of Florida?   No