PUBLIC NOTICE OF AVAILIBILITY 
UNIVERSITY CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT 
DRAFT ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT

Interested parties are hereby notified that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has 
adopted a Draft Environmental Assessment (DEA) for construction of a fire station in the city of 
University City, St. Louis County.  FEMA will fund the proposed project under the Department of 
Homeland Security Assistance to Firefighters Fire Station Construction Grant Program.  The Proposed 
Action would build a new Fire Station at 6601 Vernon Avenue within the city limits of University City, 
Missouri.  This new facility would consist of approximately 16,700 square feet of new construction. The 
new facility will be built to all the current codes and standards. Utility services such as power, sewer, 
water, and telephone exist at the site.  This location would allow the new facility to better respond 
locally and as a mutual aid partner to neighboring communities.
Per the National Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4371 et seq.), and associated environmental 
statutes, a DEA was written to evaluate the proposed action’s potential impacts on the human and 
natural environment. The DEA summarizes the purpose and need, site selection process, affected 
environment, and potential environmental consequences associated with the proposed action. The 
public comment period will be from March 10, 2010, to April 10, 2010. Written comments on the DEA 
can be faxed to FEMA’s Regional Office in Kansas City, Missouri at (816) 283-7018 to the attention of 
the Regional Environmental Officer.  The DEA can be viewed locally at the University City’s Fire 
Department Main Office at 6801 Delmar Boulevard in University City, the University City Public Library 
at 6701 Delmar Boulevard in University City, or downloaded from FEMA’s website at 
http://www.fema.gov/plan/ehp/envdocuments/index.shtm. If no substantive comments are 
received, the DEA will become final and this initial Public Notice will also serve as the final Public Notice. 
Then this DEA will be moved to FEMA’s archives page at 
http://www.fema.gov/plan/ehp/envdocuments/archives_index.shtm.