Orange County Emergency Services Center
Client: Orange County, NY
Summary: SIGMA7 played a pivotal role in the development of the Orange County New York Emergency Management Services Center. Our team successfully consolidated, designed, and delivered the Orange County New York Emergency Management Services Center, a critical facility housing the E911 dispatch center, Emergency Operations Center, and administrative operations ensuring uninterrupted services for Orange County community.
The new Orange County Emergency Management Service Center consolidates various divisions of the Emergency Management Department for the entire County into a single efficient hub, including E911 and Emergency Services (ESC) within a 90,000SF three (3) story emergency management facility. The first floor is divided into Semi-Public and Secure Sectors. The Auditorium, Classrooms, Cafeteria and Kitchen comprise the Semi-Public Sector. The 911 Dispatch Center, Data Center and related administrative operations are located within the Secure Sector.
The entire Second Floor is Secure and houses the Emergency Operations Center that overlooks the 911 Dispatch Floor and it's large video array. The video wall provides up to the minute updates and information on the county, state and beyond as well as an interactive map of the County indicating the whereabouts and status of all emergency vehicles and activities within the County.
The secure Lower Level / Ground Floor is programmed for Storage, Infrastructure Systems, Facilities Operations and Operations Office Spaces.
Mechanical cooling and heating infrastructure is designed with the use of glycol dry coolers at this facility which eliminates water consumption for mechanical cooling and facilitates the ability to recapture heat in the building and reutilize it for space heating as needed. Eliminating reliance on water for cooling is good for the environment. Reduction in water consumption also reduces sewage discharge and provides an operational cost savings for the facility and client.
The building structure is steel frame. The shell is fabricated from insulated precast concrete, designed to withstand hurricane and tornado forces in excess of 150 mph. All windows are Dade County Florida compliant impact resistant, thus contributing to a very secure and hardened exterior.
Site design consists of primary and secondary access roads, concrete wall enclosed equipment yard, water drainage and detention systems.
Orange County New York consolidates their Emergency Services Center into a new resilient and hardened three (3) story 90,000SF facility.
The exterior envelope is constructed of reinforced pre-cast concrete panels, windows and louvers and is capable of withstanding 150mph wind forces. The facility was designed to Dade County standards.
The design and layout of the building takes full advantage of the slope and terrain of the site.
The facility includes new radio and communications equipment and tower to improve and ensure the quality radio transmissions.
The comfortable and well-appointed auditorium was designed for presentations, press briefings and other official business. The layout included a variety of flexible and reconfigurable lighting sources as well as fully integrated audio and visual capabilities. The ceiling is designed with floating clouds for improved acoustics.
Multi-story operations facility is ready to react and respond to threats, concerns and the needs of the community with all of the resources consolidated under one roof.
The break room is supported by a fully functional pantry for this 24x7x365 facility. Large windows provide an abundance of natural light and a panoramic view of the surrounding area.
The secure data center includes caged areas with extremely limited access for communications and other highly sensitive equipment.
