Courtesy of Pasker Gould Ames and Weaver

The new station is located in picturesque Cottonwood Canyon between the Solitude and Brighton ski resorts.

2012 Award of Merit

Government/Public Buildings Category

Big Cottonwood Canyon Station #108

Salt Lake County, Utah

Located between the Solitude and Brighton ski resorts, the new three-bay fire station provides full-time emergency service for residents and businesses in remote Cottonwood Canyon.

The jobsite was closed during the winter, so the design and construction team developed a plan to phase the work. Crews focused on sitework, structural concrete footings, foundations, walls and other elements that could be left unattended until spring, then waited until warmer weather to complete other key elements of the project. The station was designed with a large flex space that can be utilized for both firefighter training and community gatherings on its upper level. This flex space can also serve as a command center for natural disasters within the canyon service area.

Key Players

Owner: Unified Fire Authority, Salt Lake City

Architect/Civil Engineer: Pasker Gould Ames & Weaver Inc., Murray, Utah

General Contractor: Zwick Construction, Salt Lake City

Structural Engineer: MJ Structural Engineers, Salt Lake City

MEP: Olsen & Peterson Consulting Engineers Inc., Salt Lake City

Electrical Engineer: BNA Consulting, Salt Lake City

Entry submitted by Pasker Gould Ames & Weaver