Fire Station Building Renovation Committee

Fire Station Renovation Information

Fire Station Renovation and Expansion | Carlisle, MA

Charter

The Select Board establishes the Fire Station Building Renovation Committee to oversee the repair, renovation, and expansion of the Carlisle Fire Station located on Westford Street.

The authority of this Committee includes advising the Town’s hired professional designers, engineers, and construction firms in consultation with the Town’s professional staff. Examples of management include offering recommendations for finalizing design plans and specifications, and overseeing the construction, remodeling, alteration or renovation, equipping and furnishing, of the Fire Station. The Committee is to report regularly to the Select Board and is ordered to communicate any substantial changes to the project’s scope immediately. No changes to the project’s design/scope shall cause the project to exceed a projected $17 million in total costs, materially change the design approved by the Select Board, nor delay the project past the Select Board’s approved timeline without additional approval. Additionally, all changes must be related to or adhere to the Select Board’s stated project goals:

• Meet current and anticipated safety standards for Carlisle Firefighters and EMTs.
• Provide living/working space necessary to attract and retain on-call firefighters.
• Accommodate gender equity within the facility.
• Maximize existing space and only add cost effective space based on needs assessment.
• Maintain a high level of sustainability in the completion of the project

Effective November 18, 2025, the Committee shall assist with finalizing the town’s conceptual design plan and construction documents in consultation with the town’s appointed engineering firm. The final documents to include costs will be presented to residents at the 2026 Annual Town Meeting for a funding vote. If town residents approve the project, the Committee will then oversee the procurement and implementation of the project through its completion. 

The Committee shall consist of nine members as follows; 

• Seven voting members 
  1. One member from the Municipal Facilities Committee
  2. One member from the Environmental Sustainability Committee
  3. One member from the Board of Health
  4. Four at-large members from the residents of Carlisle
• Two non-voting members
  1. Town Administrator or designee
  2. Fire Chief or designee

The Select Board also grants authority to the Town Administrator to involve key members of the Town Staff as non-voting members such as the Town Planner and the Town Facilities Director.

Fire Station Apparatus Assessment Committee (concluded)

FAAC documents can be found here: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1ZiPZq5e2JeDfzI8ZM-YC5oeChc2kqMCG?usp=share_link

Municipal Resources, Inc. Report

FAAC Recommendations to the Select Board (7/22/25)

The Select Board establishes this Committee to assess the Fire Department equipment and apparatus (collectively “apparatus”) needs as a key input into the architectural programming and conceptual design for the Fire Station Building Renovation project. To support this work, the Committee will complete the following:

• Review current Fire Department apparatus inventory
• Identify potential future Fire Department apparatus needs
  • Include apparatus needs if on-call staffing model cannot be sustained
• Perform function/cost analysis for current and potential future apparatus
  • Summarize the role of apparatus in meeting Fire Department requirements
    • ISO; NFPA; Town-specific; Climate Leader Community, Other
  • Estimate 20-year capital and operating costs for apparatus
  • Estimate Fire Station addition/renovation cost to support apparatus
• Recommend Fire Department apparatus needs to the Select Board

Apparatus recommendations will be presented to the Select Board for approval no later than July 21, 2025. Approved apparatus recommendation will be provided to the Fire Station project architectural/design firm (Tecton Architects) and owner’s project manager (CMS).

The Committee will remain in effect until the conclusion of the Fall 2025 Special Town Meeting. 

The Committee shall consist of five voting members and two non-voting members:

Five voting members 

• Two members of the Select Board (Scott Triola, Travis Snell)
• One member of the Finance Committee (James Catacchio)
• One member of the Environmental Sustainability Committee (Eric Balles)
• One member of the Municipal Facilities Committee (Scott Jamison)

Two non-voting members

• Fire Chief (or designee)
• Tecton Architects

This Committee is a public body and shall operate in accordance with the Open Meeting Law (M.G.L. c. 30A, §§ 18 through 25).