Firehouses

Part of the Charlotte Fire Department Facilities Master Plan

Status: Advanced Planning & Design

Project Cost: To be determined

Project Contacts

Firehouse #11, located at 628 West 28th Street, was originally built in the 1950s. The outdated building will be replaced with a modern, state-of-the-art facility that is better equipped to serve the surrounding community. 

A re-zoning of the site (#RZP-2022-014) is needed to accommodate the new, larger facility. 

This project is in advanced planning & design and is not yet funded for implementation. Projects in advanced planning are high-priority projects that are identified as candidates for potential future funding. This process of planning and design, which typically takes 12 to 18 months, will eventually produce a cost estimate and will be considered for inclusion in a future budget. Learn more about the Advanced Planning & Design Program.

To provide the surrounding community with a modern facility that accommodates a fire team, a rescue team and houses  state-of-the-art equipment.

The project team hosted a public meeting on August 2, 2022 to share information about the project and explain the next steps. Watch the recording on YouTube

Part of the Charlotte Fire Department Facilities Master Plan

Status: Advanced Planning & Design

Project Cost: To be determined

Project Contacts

Jerry Winkles
Deputy Fire Chief
Charlotte Fire Department
704.336.4174
jerry.winkles@charlottenc.gov

Firehouse #30, located at 4707 Belle-Oaks Drive near Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, occupies a house that was built in 1955 and needs extensive renovation. This firehouse will be replaced with a new three-bay, two-story, all-electric firehouse to manage response volumes in the Beam Road/airport area. The new facility will be located on a three-acre site at 3019 Beam Road, across the street from the Police and Fire Training Academy. The 14,000-square-foot facility will also house a new all-electric fire truck to serve the community.

This project is in advanced planning & design are not yet funded for implementation. They are high-priority projects that are identified as candidates for potential future funding. This process of planning and design, which typically takes 12 to 18 months, will eventually produce a cost estimate and will be considered for inclusion in a future budget. Learn more about the Advanced Planning & Design Program.

The existing firehouse #30 was originally designed and intended to be a temporary facility and is not adequate to continue functioning as a permanent facility. The new facility will provide adequate living quarters for firefighters and equipment, which will improve response time to calls.

The project team hosted a virtual public meeting on Oct. 4, 2022 to engage and inform residents of the project. View the recording on YouTube.

Above: Architectural rendering of Firehouse #45. For illustrative purposes only.

Part of the Charlotte Fire Department Facilities Master Plan

Status: Design

Project Cost: To be determined

Project Contacts

Jerry Winkles
Deputy Fire Chief
Charlotte Fire Department
704.336.4174
jerry.winkles@charlottenc.gov

Hidden Valley Firehouse No.45 will be a new two-story, three-bay fire station, approximately 14,000 square feet in size. The proposed facility will be located at 5800 North Tryon Street, on a 2.03-acre parcel that facilitates the redevelopment of abandoned, underutilized and vacant sites. Watch the design concept in motion with this animated flyover video, which shows the proposed firehouse from various angles and elevations. NOTE: This video does not contain dialogue or narration. 

This facility will be a new infill station that will alleviate high call volume for surrounding stations.

The project team will engage the community during the advance planning process to provide information about the project and answer questions.

Project Documents

Status: Advanced Planning & Design

Project Cost: To be determined

Project Contacts

Project overview

The River District Firehouse will be a new two-story, three-bay, approximately 14,000-square-foot firehouse located on the eastern side of Dixie River Road in the River District community. The facility will be a new station to address annexation in the River District area. This location meets the City of Charlotte Policy for Sustainable City Facilities and Charlotte Fire Department Facilities Master Plan.

A rezoning of the site (#RZP-2023-055) is needed to accommodate the facility.

This project is in advanced planning & design and is not yet funded for implementation. Projects in advanced planning are high-priority projects that are identified as candidates for potential future funding. This process of planning and design, which typically takes 12 to 18 months, will eventually produce a cost estimate and will be considered for inclusion in a future budget. Learn more about the Advanced Planning & Design Program.

To provide the surrounding community with a modern facility that accommodates a fire team, rescue team and houses state-of-the-art equipment.

The project team hosted a virtual public meeting on March 28, 2023 to share information about the project and next steps.