After a recent ribbon cutting ceremony, a new fire station in Dallas, Texas, is ready to serve the public. Dewberry designed the new 12,000-square-foot Station 37 to replace a nearly 60-year-old facility.

Located in northeast Dallas, Station 37's modern design fits in with the growing community as it continues to develop. The station serves the most densely populated three square miles within the Dallas city limits. The modern building is designed to meet LEED Gold® standards and includes a solar water heating system and geothermal heating and cooling.

In addition to expanding nearly three times the size of the previous station, Station 37 features the following enhancements:

  • Polished concrete floors
  • Updated and expanded offices
  • Training and teaching rooms
  • Dining and conference room
  • Laundry room
  • Sleeping quarters
  • Fitness center
  • Kitchen designed around three shift users
  • Separate men's and women's bathrooms and showers
  • Bay doors that fold to the side for a faster response time. This is the first set of folding doors on any Dallas fire station
  • Outdoor patio for staff

"As the landscape of the city evolves, our department must also evolve to reflect those changes," said Dallas Fire-Rescue Chief Louie Bright III.

With Station 37 complete, Dewberry has designed and renovated two fire stations for the City of Dallas and 27 stations within the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex.