Alameda Fire Training Center, EOC, & 911 Dispatch Center

Architect: RossDrulisCusenbury Architecture
Owner: Alameda County, CA
Project. Type: Governmental, Fire Dept.
Year of Completion: Estimated 2025

Alameda County GSA Capital Projects is developing a new Alameda County Fire Training Center, collocated with the Alameda County Regional Emergency Response Center (ACRECC), on a 5.2-acre County-owned property at Gleason Drive and Madigan Road in Dublin, California. The project site is situated adjacent to the East County Hall of Justice, the Alameda County Office of Emergency Services, Santa Rita Jail, and several other public safety facilities.

Approximately 3.8-4.5 acres of the site will be improved, with the County responsible for mitigating any contaminated soil or hazardous materials that may exist below grade prior to construction. A Facility Master Plan and Architectural Program are being developed to outline the full build-out requirements for the new facility.

The new public safety facility will feature a range of amenities, including:

  • A single-story training classroom building

  • An outdoor classroom

  • A five-story training tower for live fire training scenarios utilizing LPG gas-fired props

  • An Urban Search & Rescue (USAR) prop

  • A fire apparatus storage building

  • A general storage building

  • LPG gas storage tanks

  • The proposed Alameda County Regional Communications Center (ACRECC) Building

  • Associated site work, including a approximately 150-foot communications tower (to be verified)

The site will be served by existing public utilities, and stormwater retention and filtration will be addressed on-site.

A cross-section was cut through the berm at the roadway to Broder Blvd, oriented east-west. A red line was then added to the cross-section to illustrate the original slope of the berm in comparison to the proposed grading. (below illustration)

Masterplan Analysis: 

Created visual scripts/nodes via Dynamo to produce 3D topo analysis (below)

The representation of slopes in this in-house script allows us to determine the lower and higher points visually. This slope analysis was generated via Dynamo in Revit by developing topography components with custom nodes from the topo points. The hotter the color, the higher the level; the colder the color, the lower the level.

Retaining wall sample

Space Standard Studies