This facility received the Career 1 Notable award in the 2024 Firehouse Station Design Awards. Find the full list of winners here.
The Mauldin Fire Department outgrew its existing facility and needed a new fire station that provided the capability to strengthen fire protection in a growing section of the city, to increase efficiencies, and to improve capabilities for the safety and security of the community. The new station is designed to meet the current needs and future growth of the city and the fire department.
The new facility boasts three double-loaded, drive-through apparatus bays that are equipped with vehicle source capture systems as well as multiple training props.
The design of the station focused on efficiency and safety of the firefighters as they respond from and live in the station, providing seamless response pathways to the apparatus bays from the living/administrative area while ensuring proper separation of contaminated zones. Individual bunkrooms and single-occupant toilet/showers allow for flexibility and privacy. The open nature of common areas, such as the dayroom, kitchen, covered patio and fitness room, provides space for fostering teamwork and social interaction. The design of the station includes a large administration wing that has multiple offices and a large training/community room (30-plus people) that can be accessed directly from the entry lobby to facilitate public events. The facility also includes a police substation to which direct access from the entry lobby is provided.
The station is located on a corner lot off of a busy road and includes signal preemption features to ensure quick response times. An on-site bypass driveway provides added flexibility for apparatus to make immediate response when needed and acts as temporary parking for visiting apparatus. Special care was taken by the design team to incorporate landscape features to accentuate the building and to make the site more pleasant.
Architect: Stewart Cooper Newell