David Franklin

Portland Fire and Rescue Station 21 Grand Opening

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Friday March 6, 2015 was the open house for Portland, Oregon’s Fire Station 21 named for former Commissioner Randy Leonard.  Both he and Fire Chief Erin Janssens spoke about the successful bond measure that funded the station, and Station Captain Marty Getch and his great crew that man it. She also spoke about the great team that worked so hard to build the station, which I was fortunate to be a part of.

Also in attendance was current Commissioner Dan Saltzman, the team at Whelton Architecture Aaron Whelton, David Suttle, and Mollie Buhrt who designed such an amazing facility and were instrumental in helping me with my project.  Connie Johnson the project manager with the City of Portland, David Dwyer with Skanska, the contractor, Ian Eikanas with KPFF the project engineer, were there, as well as Peggy Kendellen from the Regional Arts and Culture Council who was my teammate and ally through the process.   Kurt Nordquist, of Davinci’s Workshop was also in attendance, who is my good friend and fabricator extraordinaire.

Portland Fire and Rescue Chief Erin Janssens addressing the crowd at the open house for Fire Station 21
Portland Fire and Rescue Chief Erin Janssens addressing the crowd at the open house for Fire Station 21
Fire Fighters in front of Fire Station 21 Portland Oregon
Fire Fighters in front of Fire Station 21 Portland Oregon
Former Commissioner Randy Leonard, Commissioner Dan Saltzman, Chief Erin Janssens Deputy Chief Marco Bennetti, project manager Connie Johnson, and the team from Whelton Architecture
Former Commissioner Randy Leonard, Commissioner Dan Saltzman, Chief Erin Janssens Deputy Chief Marco Bennetti, project manager Connie Johnson, and the team from Whelton Architecture
The plaque at Fire Station 21 Portland Oregon
The plaque at Fire Station 21 Portland Oregon

Fire Station 21 Dock Gate

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The last Piece of the Fire Station 21 project is up. It is a brand new dock gate at the Madison St. Pier on the East bank of the Willamette River in Portland, Oregon. It also shares the ripple treatment similar to the Rippling Wall, the facade of the station, but serves the purpose of being a fully functional security gate to protect access to the new boathouse and rescue boats used by the firefighters at Portland Fire and Rescue Station 21.

.Metal gate with rippling pattern artwork on dock Dock gate with rippling pattern artwork, Portland in background