W&J Constr.

Scope Of Work

W+J Construction Corp., Architects RZK, Inc., MK Structural Inc., and the DDC Engineering design/build team was selected to complete the design and construct the new fire station for the City of Cocoa. The 3-bay fire station headquarters will be located on Dixon Blvd and Clearlake Rd. Construction began in January 2017.

Beginning in 2013, Cocoa set out with a goal to improve the fire service for the Cocoa community.  This included increasing the number of solo paramedics to enhance ALS service, increasing staffing and purchasing new equipment and vehicles.  A relocation analysis was done on the existing fire stations.  The goal was to have an aggregate four minute response time for the entire city to include the new growth areas north and west of S.R.524.

The report evaluated five years of calls for service for the City of Cocoa.  It showed the need to renew and replace existing stations due to growth of the City (land area, population increase and shift).  The analysis also showed that the current stations did not meet ADA or OSHA requirements and were in need of significant maintenance and repairs.  The stations also needed to accommodate both male and female firefighters with separate facilities.

The first station to be constructed will be Station 1, which will be located on Dixon Blvd., just west of Clearlake Road.  The groundbreaking for this station was held in December.  Station 2 will be located off of Brunson Blvd. just east of U.S.1.  Station 3 will be located off of S.R.524 west of Industry.  Each of these stations will now meet the National Fire Protections Agency response time standards of 4 minutes or less to the entire City of Cocoa, 90% of the time