Location:

Eagleville, Tennessee

Status: 

Estimated Completion
Fall 2024

Size:

Fire Hall: 9,400 sq ft
Police: 1,900 sq ft
Utility Storage: 1,600 sq ft
Combined: 12,900 sq ft

Client:

City of Eagleville

Shop Team:

James Kennon
Cary Sweat

Project Collaborators:

Structural Engineer:
EMC Structural Engineers
MPE Engineer:
Dewberry
Civil Engineer:
Griggs & Maloney

General Contractor:
Hawkins & Price, LLC

In 2016 the city retained the Workshop to start a bold initiative to rethink the city facilities for the future of their fire and police public safety capabilities and staff.

The existing police and fire building was originally an automotive service station constructed in the 1950’s. It eventually came to serve as the City Hall and the home for the police and fire departments. Additions were constructed were made to house fire trucks. Unfortunately, the resultant facility provided limited office space and inadequate storage for maintenance and equipment storage for their growing needs. The city representatives felt that this limited their potential to expand services to offer 24-hour fire protection to their community.

In 2016 a space needs assessment was developed with input from the UT Municipal Technical Advisory Service (MTAS) specialists in fire department operations. The findings proposed an 18,000 sq ft structure with three (3) drive-through bays deep enough to house two (2) class A fire trucks, living quarters for firefighters, training/meeting room space that might double as community room space, ample storage for files, equipment, gear, shower/locker facilities, and various other features common to modern police and fire department facilities.

Due to changes in leadership and concerns over the fiscal costs associated with such a large structure, the project was paused until late 2019. At that time, the new city leadership re-evaluated the projected space needs and proposed the re-use of an existing structure the city had purchased in the intervening time.

In the spring of 2020, the Workshop lead the city through a re-evaluation of values and priorities for the proposed facilities in a series of meetings. The Workshop is currently administrating the construction contract for the renovations to the existing bank building, and the construction of a new free-standing fire hall behind it for the fire department staff and vehicles.