Firehouse #30 Replacement

Announcement

August 27, 2025 - Construction is approximately 95% complete and on track for substantial completion by mid-September. Major interior and exterior finishes such as millwork, tile, sidewalks, lighting, road paving and the storage building, are complete. Key systems like the elevator and EV truck have been pre-tested and commissioned. Exterior work such as landscaping and concrete are in progress.

  • Project typeCity Facilities
  • Project budget$16.39 million
  • Project phaseConstruction
  • Construction contractorSwinerton Builders
Consultant rendering of Firehouse #30 from the outside, showing the entrance and three pays. For illustrative purposes only.   

Consultant rendering of Firehouse #30, for illustrative purposes only

Part of the Charlotte Fire Department Facilities Master Plan

Project Overview

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 was originally designed and intended to be a temporary facility and is not adequate to continue functioning as a permanent facility.
 
The existing firehouse will be replaced with a new 14,000-square-foot, three-bay, two-story, all-electric firehouse to manage response volumes in the Beam Road/airport area. The new facility will be the southeast's first all-electric firehouse and will feature the first all-electric North American style fire engine.
 
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. It will provide adequate living quarters for firefighters and equipment, which will improve response time to calls. 


a group of people in hardhats and holding shovels in front a large pile of dirt at a construction site.
City staff break ground for Firehouse 30.

Public Involvement

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.

Groundbreaking: Monday, June 3, 2024 at 3019 Beam Road (view video │view photos)

Project Contacts

Corie Shackleford
Engineering Project Manager
General Services
704.347.9429
Jerry Winkles
Deputy Fire Chief
Charlotte Fire Department
704.336.4174
jerry.winkles@charlottenc.gov

Christopher Smith
Commercial Inspector
Mecklenburg County
704.517.8524
christopher.smith@mecklenburgcountync.gov

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