On November 29, Wharton-Smith joined Charlotte County Fire and EMS representatives for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the Airport Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) training facility. See more pictures and video highlights. The facility will see firefighting crews from across the country practice skills on a full-size aircraft built to burn. Learn more about the project here. “This is one [...]
On Nov. 15, Wharton-Smith team members joined with County Commissioners, fire officials, and retired firefighters for a ribbon-cutting ceremony at Fire Station No. 2 in Charlotte County. The station was dedicated to fallen firefighter Charles Allison and his family. The original event was postponed due to Hurricane Ian. “Station 2 was thoroughly tested thanks to [...]
On Oct. 24, Wharton-Smith joined Charlotte County representatives to cut the ribbon at the newly built Station No. 5 in the Burnt Store neighborhood of Punta Gorda. See more pictures. “We’ve needed this fire station for 20 years,” said Robert Hancik, Burnt Store Lakes Property Association President. “About 2,000 residents in 700 homes welcome this fire [...]
The September 8-14 edition of the Charlotte County Florida Weekly has an article about the County’s new Airport Rescue Fire Fighter Training Facility (ARFF). The story covers how the new state-of-the-art simulator will train firefighters to battle blazes at airports. The Florida Weekly Correspondent Samuel Burnley says, “Charlotte County’s ARFF simulator is the most technically [...]
Punta Gorda, FL – The Airport Rescue Fire Fighting Training Simulator Facility (ARFF) project in Charlotte County, built by Wharton-Smith, Inc., located on the existing Public Safety campus in Punta Gorda received an Award of Merit, Specialty Construction by the Engineering News-Record on August 8. The submission outlined the complexities of constructing a multipurpose live [...]
#ProjectSpotlight | Flashback to one year ago, Wharton-Smith’s Punta Gorda division successfully completed development on the Charlotte County Sheriff's Office & Evidence Building. Our team joined Fawley Bryant Architecture to administer preconstruction and construction management services on the new 16,574-square-foot Sheriff’s Administration Building and the 24,565-square-foot Evidence Building. This addition to the county spans across [...]
Our Punta Gorda team had the opportunity to spread a little holiday cheer and partner with the Charlotte County Homeless Coalition to purchase household items for veterans moving into newly refurbished housing. Project Assistant Susie Lampros shared, “I was so glad to be a part of this mission to help provide needed housing for our [...]
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