Press Release

Pompano Beach City officials will cut the ribbon, or in this case uncouple the hose, to celebrate the completion of Fire Station 114. The ribbon cutting and dedication ceremony will take place on Wednesday, February 22^nd, at 9:30 a.m. at the new station located at 1499 SW 36 Avenue.

Everyone is encouraged to park at the Herb Skolnick Community Center located at 800 SW 36^th Avenue where they will be shuttled to the new Fire Station.

The new fire station is extremely important as is expanding services to the Palm Aire community to insure reduced travel times in the southwest area of the City.

The new fire station includes a 13,990 square foot two story building with CBS construction to withstand category V hurricane force winds. The station has a standing seam metal roof, exterior impact windows and doors and concrete block and stucco finishes. Sustainable design features include Xeriscape landscaping, low-flow plumbing fixtures, a full back up generator system and more.

The building spaces include three-bay drive through apparatus bays, training room, physical fitness room, full kitchen with commercial gas appliances and stainless-steel counters, six individual bunk rooms and three individual officer’s rooms.

Fire Station 114 will be dedicated to John Jurgle who was the Pompano Beach Fire Chief from 2013-2020. Chief Jurgle served 39 years in the Pompano Beach Fire Department in positions including firefighter, paramedic, driver engineer, Lieutenant, EMS Supervisor, Assistant Chief and Chief.

Chief Jurgle will attend the event.