{"id":9667,"date":"2024-04-15T16:27:25","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T20:27:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.usviodr.com\/?p=9667"},"modified":"2024-04-15T16:27:25","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T20:27:25","slug":"vifems-breaks-ground-on-the-charles-tappy-seales-fire-station-and-multipurpose-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.usviodr.com\/fr\/vifems-breaks-ground-on-the-charles-tappy-seales-fire-station-and-multipurpose-center\/","title":{"rendered":"VIFEMS Breaks Ground on the Charles \u00ab\u00a0Tappy\u00a0\u00bb Seales Fire Station and Multipurpose Center"},"content":{"rendered":"

April 15, 2024<\/p>\n

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VIFEMS Breaks Ground on the Charles \u00ab\u00a0Tappy\u00a0\u00bb Seales Fire Station and Multipurpose Center<\/h1>\n

St. Croix, U.S. Virgin Islands<\/strong> \u2014 On April 12, 2024, the Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical Services (VIFEMS) marked the start of construction on the Charles \u201cTappy\u201d Seales Fire Station and Multipurpose Center with a groundbreaking ceremony. Governor Albert Bryan Jr., Senate President Novelle Francis, cabinet members, representatives from Delegate Stacey Plaskett\u2019s Office and FEMA, and family members of the late Charles Seales attended Friday\u2019s event, turning the dirt and taking one step closer to reconstructing this critical facility.<\/p>\n

This is the first of five fire stations to be rebuilt with funding from FEMA\u2019s disaster recovery grant programs and is funded by a multi-million-dollar grant award from the agency\u2019s Hazard Mitigation Grant Program.<\/p>\n

The new station will be located at the same site in Estate Grove Place as its predecessor, but it will be larger and will include space for a VIPD officer, and a multi-purpose saferoom, where fire and EMS personnel can shelter during a storm.<\/p>\n

Adrienne L. Williams-Octalien, Director of the Office of Disaster Recovery, thanked FEMA for the over $53 million they have obligated to replace fire stations territory-wide, including the $6.8 million in hazard mitigation grant funding just for this facility alone.<\/p>\n

During the ceremony, VIFEMS acknowledged the efforts of other stakeholders in moving the project forward, thanking the Office of Disaster Recovery, Virgin Islands Territorial Emergency Management Agency, Virgin Islands Police Department, Department of Public Works, Department of Property and Procurement, and contractors Jaredian Design Group, LLC, Marco St. Croix, and Persons Services Corp.
\nIn his remarks, VIFEMS Director Designee Antonio Stevens also expressed his thanks to agency personnel, stating, \u201cTo the men and women of the Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical Services, thank you for your dedication and your patience while we work to provide you with the station you deserve.\u201d<\/p>\n

Five months after his untimely passing, VIFEMS Director Daryl A. George Sr. was remembered fondly by the ceremony\u2019s speakers, who spoke of his commitment to the project and his vision for the station and VIFEMS.<\/p>\n

Senate President Novelle E. Francis noted in his comments that this will be the first fire station built to accommodate the merger of fire and emergency medical services since the passing of Act 8545, which created the VIEFMS in April 2022.<\/p>\n

\u201cI couldn\u2019t be more pleased to see this project progress, utilizing federal disaster recovery funds to rebuild and fortify our infrastructure,\u201d Governor Bryan said. \u201cProviding the VIFEMS with this new and improved fire station will not only allow our community to benefit from purposeful planning but will also save lives in the process. That\u2019s a win-win situation in my book.\u201d<\/p>\n

Construction is expected to be complete in the Fall of 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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