Willmeng Construction and the City of Surprise completed construction on the Rescue Oasis public safety and recreation complex in Surprise, Ariz.
Rescue Oasis includes four new facilities: Fire Station 309, Soak Station 309 Splash Pad, Rescue Oasis Park, and Oasis Swim center.
Fire Station 309 is a state-of-the-art public safety facility complete with four apparatus bays, a decontamination room, a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) room, a turn-out gear locker room, two EMS rooms, 10 dorms, a fitness room, a full kitchen with pantry, a workshop, a community room, a day room, a workstation area, office space, a conference room, an exam room, laundry facilities, a dining room with patios, a janitor room, restrooms, storage, a public lobby, and mechanical and fire riser rooms.
The Oasis Swim center is the third public pool in the city. It includes three bodies of water: a recreational pool, a diving/warm-up pool, and a competitive pool.
The recreational pool includes water features and a variety of slides suitable for all ages. The competition pool is an eight-lane, 50-m (164-ft) pool that can also be used as a 23-lane, 23-m (75-ft) pool with shaded stadium seating for spectators, along with parking, restrooms, locker rooms, a concessions area, a training room, and an office.
The diving pool/warm-up pool has two 1-m (3-ft) springboards and six 23-m (25-75) lanes.
Adjacent to the aquatic center, Rescue Oasis Park includes a playground with climbing structures, slides, and spring riders, a basketball court, sand volleyball court, and a fire station-themed splash pad.
The project also includes site development, landscape and civil improvements, site lighting, and utility services.
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