New Fire Hall For Residents Of Dalum, Alberta

The community of Dalum, Alberta, is served by 15 volunteer firefighters who make up the Dalum Fire Protection Association (DFPA). These dedicated volunteers help protect over one million acres of land from fire and motor vehicle accidents.

But they have been in desperate need of a new fire hall for some time.

“We have six trucks in a three-bay facility with absolutely no room to even walk around, ” says volunteer Fire Chief Albert Jensen.

The current fire hall does not have enough room to hold all of the emergency response vehicles and equipment. Two of the support vehicles are parked outside in the weather, and another truck is stored inside a building at the fire chief’s farm, four miles from the fire hall. The building has no running water and no washroom. There is no room in the hall to gather, so the 15 volunteers are forced to travel long distances for meetings and training.

Without room to operate, it is also becoming hard to recruit new members as there is no room for more gear.

Integrity pleased to be part of community fire hall project

The good news is that construction of a new fire hall has already begun. It will contain six bays, allowing each emergency response unit to be stored inside. There will be sufficient room for all apparatus, equipment and training gear. It will include a board room to host meetings and training events, enabling DFPA to recruit and retain volunteer firefighters–the integral part of the department.

 “We’ll have room so we can actually get around our trucks and check everything,”says Jensen. “We serve a large area and can now host our share of meetings.”

 The team at Integrity Post Structures is glad to be part of this community initiative. “Our model is perfect for this type of commercial structure,” says Al Williams, partner at Integrity Post Structures. “We engineered and designed this building to meet the specific needs of the fire fighters.”

Hear more about the Dalum fire hall project

BUILDING SPECS

70′ x 132′ x 18′ with nine overhead doors

See their video entry for UFA’s Get ‘n’ Give Contest, to help raise the funds require to build a new hall. This fire hall will help the DFPA to make the entire community a safer place for many decades to come.

Read more about the DPFA’s funding application here>>

Share this post

MOVERS & SHAKERS AWARD FOR 2010 FROM ALBERTA CONSTRUCTION MAGAZINE

Jerry Myer of Integrity Post Structures received the Movers & Shakers Award for 2010 from Alberta Construction Magazine.

AG INNOVATION 2014 WINNER

Agri-Trade’s Equipment Expo Ag Innovation Winner – Integrity Post Structures with their winning submission Perma-Column.

2017 ALBERTA BUSINESS AWARDS OF DISTINCTION

Alberta Chamber of Commerce, Young Entrepreneur Award of Distinction Winner – Integrity Post Structures.

INTEGRITY'S CEO ACCEPTED INTO ELITE NATIONAL PROGRAM

Jerry Myer, Owner/CEO has been selected to participate in the 2017 QuantumShift program. QuantumShift is an exclusive invitation-only leadership development program for 40 of Canada’s most promising entrepreneurs. Founded by KPMG Enterprise and the Ivey Business School at The University of Western Ontario, QuantumShift uses Ivey’s highly regarded case study method and award-winning faculty to help take the skills and talents of these entrepreneurs to the next level.

Integrity Buildings wins in two categories for the 2018 NFBA Building of the Year Awards.

The NFBA (National Frame Building Association) has awarded Integrity Buildings with two 2018 North American Building of the year awards. The winner categories are “Hobby Shop” and “Institutional Building”.

Jerry Myer, Founder & CEO of Integrity says “Since day one at Integrity, we have made it our goal to not only be the best post frame builder in Canada, but develop new and innovative ways to make the industry better. These awards are an honour and we are proud to win, but they are also a testament to the hard work and dedication of an entire team to achieve our goals.”

Myer also added “Every building Integrity builds is custom. That means our customers get our industry leading expertise and are able to add their own ideas to truly make their building something that can be proud of for generations”.