Fort Bragg, a large, 251-square mile United States Army installation, is home to the U.S. Army Airborne Forces and Special Forces, as well as the U.S. Army Forces Command and U.S. Army Reserve Command. In 2011, Fisher Engineering, Inc. (FEI) was engaged by Merrick & Company to provide performance-based fire protection system design services and life safety analysis as part of a design/adapt-build team for a new UAV (unmanned aerial vehicle) maintenance hangar and company operations facility. Merrick & Company provided architecture and engineering services for the new facility.
The one-story, 12,921-square foot COF was intended to be used for administrative areas and storage of tactical gear. The 121,380-square foot, one-story hangar was designed with a clearance head of 28 feet and to house twelve fully assembled and fueled aircraft.
FEI’s specific services included design analysis and construction documents development. FEI designed a high-expansion foam system, an automatic sprinkler system, a fire alarm and mass notification system, a foam releasing system, and a fire pump system (including primary and redundant pumps) for the hangar. For the COF, FEI designed a sprinkler system, a fire alarm system, and a mass notification system.
Owner
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Client
Merrick & Company
Location
Fort Bragg, NC
Services Provided
- Foam, automatic sprinkler, fire alarm, mass notification, foam release, and fire pump systems design
- Design analysis
- Construction documents development
Construction Cost
N/A (not built)
Size
79,000 SF
Completion Date
N/A (not built)