Williamsburg VA Fire Station No. 1

Stewart-Cooper-Newell Architects serves as the fire station design specialist for the recently awarded PPEA contract for a new 31,000 SF Williamsburg Fire Station Headquarters. This facility will combine the functions of the fire station, fire administration, and the emergency operations center for the City of Williamsburg. The design team, including local firm, Guernsey Tingle Architects, worked closely with the City, the Police, and Fire Department to develop a Public Safety Needs Assessments addressing site options, budgets, and projects’ sequencing while maintaining critical operations throughout construction.

The station includes a large entry/museum lobby, departmental offices, a large EOC that also serves as a training room, multiple conference rooms, a workout room that is also available through separate entry to other city staff, 16 individual bunk rooms and supporting individual toilet/shower rooms, two dayrooms, kitchen with dining area, six double-loaded drive through apparatus bays, plus support rooms, and decontamination spaces designed to the most resent “Hotzone” standards. The new two-story Fire Station will provide facilities that reflect the Department’s high performance, capture Williamsburg’s unique character, and contribute to the citizens’ safety for decades to come.