On Wednesday, August 9th, 2023 the community gathered to celebrate the opening of Bloomington Fire Station No. 4. It began with Fire Chief, Ulie Seal, acknowledging the important members of the project, including Chief Barrett, Chief Forster, Deb Williams and the City Council. He then turned it over to the Honor Guard, who presented the station’s previous flag before raising the station’s new flag. Following the celebratory ribbon cutting, Mayor Tim Busse highlighted the leadership of the fire department while also acknowledging the strength of this community.
Children were able to hop into vehicles and open tours were provided – all while friends and families conversed over lemonade and cookies, which were decorated with the station’s emblem. The weather was clear and calm (after a day sprinkled with rain showers) making it a perfect evening for celebration.
Project Architects and CNH Principals, Quinn Hutson and Brooke Jacobson were pleased to see the final touches that were placed around the building – which carried the history of the previous station into the new one. This entailed lights, signage, an axe, and a predominate wooden ‘4’ that complimented the space extremely well. It was there that we learned this ‘4’ just so happened to be built by a current firefighter’s grandfather, many years ago. All in all, it was a great night for the entire team to see the completion, and success of, an integral replacement building that took years of dedicated planning.
Professional photos of the project are to come.
Written by Jill Hamilton, CNH Architects Marketing Director
Social Media Post Caption: This is what it’s all about! What an amazing night it was at the Bloomington Fire Station No. 4 ribbon cutting ceremony. An essential part of what we do is watching it all come together successfully. To the city of Bloomington, Minnesota – thank you for allowing us to take part in such an integral building. A huge ‘thank you’ to the entire @cnharchitects team and to our partners as well.
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