Mills River NC Fire & Rescue Headquarters Station

Mills River Fire & Rescue contracted with Stewart Cooper Newell Architects to design their new fire station headquarters facility.  The project is in the picturesque Blue Ridge Mountains town of Mills River, NC. 

Stewart Cooper Newell Architects made specific use of rustic materials such as stone, flashed brick and heavy timber; and employed these materials in the vein of North Carolina Mountain Architecture. 

The project presented the design team with unique challenges with respect to land development issues that are specific to the delicate environment of the Blue Ridge Mountains and the regional watershed. In particular, the management of surface and subsurface hydrology, as well as the management of on-site and off-site sanitary sewerage utilities, were particularly challenging. 

The new headquarters station replaces the original headquarters facility that had far outlived its service life with a new headquarters station that features the most contemporary fire service and living quarters amenities that will permit the Fire Department to provide the highest level of service to the Citizens of Mills River for many decades to come.