Firehouse Announces 2023 National Station Design Award Winners

Fort Atkinson, WI, November 10, 2023—Firehouse Magazine announced the winners of its 10th annual Station Design Awards program, which recognizes outstanding architecture and design from fire departments and emergency facilities nationwide. 

Gold, Silver and Bronze awards were issued across seven categories of facilities in this prestigious competition: Career 1 and 2, Satellite, Volunteer/Combination, Shared, Public Safety Training, and Renovation. All 64 participating entries will be published in the November issue of Firehouse Magazine and online at Firehouse.com/Stations.

Peter Matthews, Firehouse editor-in-chief said, “In the 10 years since Firehouse has held the Station Design Awards, the efforts to improve living and working areas for firefighters have improved tenfold. Through the Station Design Conference and publication of the Station Design Awards, fire departments are better educated and prepared for their planning process with the architects and builders to understand current conditions and prepare for future factors that are critical in the day-to-day operations of every community’s first line of defense while taking care of the people who work there.”

According to Janet Wilmoth, special projects director to Firehouse, “Every entry in the 2023 Station Design Awards is a winner for its improvement in health and safety for personnel and the services they provide their community.”

Trends this year included not only designated decontamination areas but also a priority on natural lighting in living areas and fitness areas.

Winners were selected by a panel of six judges, including fire chiefs and architects experienced in recent design and construction. 

The 2023 Station Design Award winners are as follows:

Career I Fire Station Award Winners (stations 15,000 square feet and larger)

Gold Award—Saginaw Central Fire Station, Saginaw, Texas

Architect: BRW Architects, Dallas, Texas

Silver Award—Woburn Fire Headquarters, Woburn, Massachusetts

Architect: DiNisco Design with Mitchell Associates Architects, Boston, Massachusetts

Bronze Award – City of Riviera Beach Fire Station 88, Riviera Beach, Florida

Architect: Kaufman Lynn Construction, Delray Beach, Florida

Career II Fire Station Award Winners (stations less than 15,000 square feet)

Gold Award—Unified Fire Service Area Fire Station No. 125 Midvale, Midvale, Utah

Architect: ajc architects, Salt Lake City, Utah

      BRW Architects Inc., College Station, Texas

Silver Award – City of Tucson Fire Station No. 8, Tucson, Arizona

Architect: Perlman Architects, Phoenix, Arizona

Bronze Award – San Francisco Fire Station No. 35, San Francisco, California

Architect: Shah Kawasaki Architects, Oakland, California

 Satellite Fire Station Award Winners

Gold Award – West Natick Fire Station #4, Natick, Massachusetts

Architect: Tecton Architects, PC, Architect of Record/Designer, Hartford, Connecticut

                  H2M architects + engineers, Firematic Architect/Designer, Melville, New York

Silver Award – Palo Alto Fire Station 3, Palo Alto, California

Architect: Shah Kawasaki Architects, Oakland, California

Bronze Award – Starwood Fire Station #65, Aspen, Colorado

Architect: Charles Cunniffe Architects, Aspen, Colorado

Shared Facilities Award Winners

Gold Award—Bozeman Public Safety Center, Bozeman, Montana

Architect: ThinkOne Architects, Bozeman, Montana          

                  Anderson Mason Dale Architects, Denver, Colorado

                  TCA Architecture + Planning, Seattle, Washington

Silver Award—Wylie Fire Station No. 4, Wylie, Texas

Architect: BRW Architects, Dallas, Texas

Bronze Award –Marco Island Fire Rescue Station 50 & Emergency Operations Center, Marco Island, Florida

Architect—BSSW Architects, Inc., Fort Myers & Naples, Florida

Station Renovation Award Winner

Silver Award—North Ridgeville Fire Station #2, North Ridgeville, Ohio

Architect: Mull & Weithman Architects, Inc., Columbus, Ohio

Training Facilities Award Winner

Gold Award—Plano Fire Training Facility, Plano, Texas

Architect—Brinkley Sargent Wiginton Architects, Dallas, Texas

Volunteer/Combination Fire Station Award Winners

Gold Award—Fulshear Simonton Central Fire Station, Fulshear, Texas

Architect: - BRW Architects, College Station, Texas

Bronze Award—Second District VFD & Rescue Squad 6, Valley Lee, Maryland

Architect: Stewart-Cooper-Newell Architects, Gastonia, North Carolina

                  Maginniss + Del Ninno Architects, Alexandria, Virginia

Bronze Award—Upperco Volunteer Fire Company, Upperco, Maryland

Architect: Manns Woodward Studios, Inc., White Marsh, MD

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