Old Hyrum City fire station to be torn down and new one built

The old Hyrum City fire station stands alone, almost forgotten. Peeling paint and faded masonry back worn, sun-bleached lettering that reads: Hyrum City Fire Dept.

Now, the time to tear down the old station has come. Construction is underway for a new city administration building and an apparatus bay to store trucks and equipment. Both should be complete by this fall.

Hyrum City Council member Craig Rasmussen said the old fire station is both seismically unsound and too small for the city’s firefighting equipment.

“The new building is big,” Rasmussen said. “It will be a great resource for housing our emergency response equipment for many years to come.”

During construction, Rasmussen said some of Hyrum’s fire trucks are being loaned to other cities and will be returned when their new home is complete.

“I think the contractors have done a great job during construction and I’m excited to see the building completed and fire trucks parked in it,” Rasmussen said.

The design for the new apparatus bay meets current building code safety standards and has a larger capacity for vehicle and equipment storage.

The doors are wider which will make moving equipment in and out of it easier. Vehicles will be able to pull through the station instead of having to back in and the space is large enough to store a ladder truck.

The future Hyrum fire administration building will be designed by Design West Architects, a firm that has designed several other fire stations and municipal projects.

“We have a strong history here in Cache Valley and we’re committed to the success of the local municipalities and businesses,” said Ryan Lemon, a Design West architect.

The administration building will include offices, a training room, restrooms with showers, laundry facilities, and a kitchen. It will be built by Lundahl Building, which gave the final project bid as  $688,400.

Construction for the administration building will begin after completion of the apparatus bay and the demolition of the existing fire station.

“Design West is very proud of the success of this project thus far and we look forward to seeing it completed,” Lemon said. “As a citizen of Hyrum, I am personally very excited to be involved in this project.”