This facility received a Satellite Bronze Award in Firehouse's 2018 Station Design Awards. Find the full list of winners here.
Harrisburg Fire Station #3 also houses the Cabarrus County EMS Station No. 10. Both serve this rapidly growing suburb of Charlotte, NC.
The station includes two drive-through bays, a decontamination room, a commercial-grade kitchen, a private patio, individual showers, and dorm-styles bedrooms to accommodate up to 10 fire and EMS personnel. It also has two dayrooms, one for firefighters and one for EMS personnel. The facility is designed to last 50-plus years, and can expand to add bays or sleep rooms as needed. The floorplan is easily adaptable to other site conditions, which allows the city to use Fire Station #3 as a prototype for future fire and EMS stations.
Reducing the exposure of contaminants to firefighters was a priority early in the design process, so a Hot Zone layout was incorporated into the floorplan. This partnership between the County EMS and the City of Harrisburg Fire Department allows for better fiscal management, while improving response times for the local residents. This project utilized the Construction Manager at Risk design and construction method.
Architect/Firm Name: Stewart-Cooper-Newell Architects.
