New lifesaver for Laim: Fire station 3 provides quick help!

New lifesaver for Laim: Fire station 3 provides quick help!

A long-awaited project is finally taking shape: Fire Station 3 is being rebuilt in Laim. The municipal committee and the district administration committee of the city council have decided to award the project to a general contractor. The planning and construction work will therefore be carried out in one hand in order to accelerate the implementation and carry it out at lightning speed. This measure is intended to ensure that the professional fire brigade in the west of Munich can reach all important locations within the legally required response time of ten minutes.

The new location will be at Landsberger Straße 332, where the property is currently used by Deutsche Bahn for the second main line. The removal of the rail infrastructure is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2026, which will enable the city of Munich to begin construction work on schedule, with construction scheduled to begin in 2027. The property was originally intended for these railway projects until 2029, but successful negotiations by the city made it possible to return it earlier, much to the delight of Edwin Grodeke, head of the municipal department.

An ideal location for the fire department

District administration officer Dr. Hanna Sammüller emphasizes the importance of the new fire station for the fire department's response times. This will be particularly important to ensure the safety of citizens in Laim and Nymphenburg. Chief Fire Director Wolfgang Schäuble emphasizes that compliance with the statutory aid deadline is the highest priority for the fire department - it is crucial that rapid operations can take place without detours.

The project not only emphasizes functional design, but also aesthetic design. Some evidence from similar projects shows that modern fire stations are increasingly being designed to be architecturally interesting. For example, the design for Fire Station 5 is based on the street alignments and relies on an eye-catching facade with anthracite-colored perforated aluminum panels and flexible sun protection to create optimal lighting conditions. BFM Architecture highlights how such designs can integrate units into cities.

Cost efficiency and savings

Another advantage of the new building is the cost situation: By building the new station, an interim station is no longer needed, which means that the city of Munich could achieve significant savings of at least 12 million euros, as city councilor Heike Kainz (CSU/FW) emphasizes. More efficiency in initial reactions will not only be faster, but also cheaper.

The fact that a ten-meter-wide strip on the property is kept free for a future pedestrian and bicycle walkway also shows that the city is setting the course for an environmentally conscious and citizen-friendly infrastructure. Loud News Munich The fire department's new location will also serve the mobility of citizens, which will further enhance the urban space in Munich.

With all of these aspects, the new building of Fire Station 3 in Laim goes beyond its actual function and is developing into a part of modern urban planning that balances safety, aesthetics and sustainability.