Once fully constructed, Charlotte’s newly-reconstruction Firehouse No. 30 will be the first all-electric firehouse in the Southeast, according to the city of Charlotte.
Ground for the new fire station was broken Monday, June 3 in a ceremony at the site, which is located adjacent to the Charlotte Fire Department’s training center on Shopton Road.
The $16 million project will build a new 14,000-square-foot, three-bay, two-story, all-electric firehouse.
The city of Charlotte calls it the Southeast’s first all-electric firehouse and will feature the first all-electric North American style fire engine.
Project Overview
Firehouse No. 30, located at 4707 Belle-Oaks Drive near Charlotte-Douglas International Airport, occupies a house that was built in 1955 and needs extensive renovation, according to charlottenc.gov. 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.
