Public Safety Building Committee

The Public Safety Building Committee would like to thank the many residents and guests who came to the Pembroke Library on Thursday, March 30th to view and share thoughts and questions on the proposed Public Safety Building Complex and Fire Sub-Station for the Pembroke Fire Department and Pembroke Police Department. To review the presentation given, you may follow this link to view it again.

Washington St at Barker St

The Public Safety Building Committee has worked with Kaestle Boos Associates, Inc. through the space and needs design phase of the future project to construct a Public Safety Building Complex. They have updated the work of the first committee by pursuing economies of scale and fully exploring shared services opportunities to keep the costs of the facility to the necessities of Pembroke today and through to future. This facility provides the hub of public safety services and requirements in the center and to the north of Pembroke. 

Satellite Fire Department Sub-Station

Both Committees realized the need to maintain Pembroke's ISO rating for operations and for the residents of the Town. An ISO fire rating is a score provided to fire departments and insurance companies by the Insurance Services Office; Pembroke's ISO fire rating determines how well Pembroke Fire Department can protect the Pembroke community and home. Insurance companies use the score to help set home insurance rates, as a home that is less likely to be severely damaged or destroyed by fire is cheaper to insure. Due to the size and layout of Pembroke, the space and needs feasibility study confirmed that an adequate and responsible ISO rating's response time requires the construction of a sub-station on the south side of town. Both parcels proposed for construction of these facilities are owned by the town and suitable for this purpose. 

The Public Safety Building Committee has been working with the Historic District Commission and the Select Board to prepare an article for the May 9, 2023 annual town meeting to propose that this long awaited project be voted to begin construction. In addition to this town meeting article, there is a ballot question for the town election ballot on May 13, 2023.

The Committee and the Town ask residents to attend one of the upcoming public forums to hear more information, closely examine the design, ask any questions of the Architect, Committee Members or Pembroke staff. To view existing conditions in the Fire Stations and Police Station, click here. UPDATED

Save the date:

Public Safety Buildings Public Forum, Thursday, March 30, 2023 at 7pm at Pembroke Public Library, 142 Center Street.

Link to Washington Street Public Safety Building Complex site and layout detail

Link to School Street Fire Department Sub-Station site and layout detail


The Public Safety Buildings Committee was originally formed in the Fall of 2016 following a vote at Special Town Meeting to fund in the amount of $50,000 for a space and needs study for the Town of Pembroke Public Safety Buildings. This page has been created to share the findings of the space and needs study and to keep the public aware of all business of the Public Safety Buildings Committee.

On August 4, 2021 the Pembroke Select Board voted to reform the Public Safety Building Committee with the goal of developing a totally sufficient and fully supported design of one combined Police and Fire public safety building complex to bring before the residents for a vote at an upcoming town meeting. 

The composition of this committee includes the Town Manager, the Police Chief, the Fire Chief, one representative from the Planning Board, one representative from the Select Board, one representative from the Advisory Committee and five members of the public. 

Board Members

Name
William Chenard
Sharon McNamara
Richard G MacDonald
Stephan Roundtree
Robert C. Inglis
Nicholas Konarski
John F. McGrath
David M. Ponte
Stephen Walsh
John G. Brown Jr.
Jason Viveiros
James Shea
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