Project Summary
The Wendell North Public Safety Station is a co-location of Wake County EMS and Town of Wendell Fire. This 17,700 square foot facility will be a regional EMS station with bay spaces for eight (8) ambulances and four (4) fire apparatus. This is a planned replacement station for Wendell Fire Department #2. The facility is contemplated in the county’s Capital Improvement Program (CIP) with funding for site selection, analysis, and design in FY26, and construction planned in FY27. Besides deployment bays for emergency vehicles, the building will have dayrooms for each company, dormitory rooms for fire staff, kitchen, dining, exercise, meeting, offices, gear storage, wellness, and support spaces. Sustainability considerations include solar photovoltaic system, electric vehicle charging, stormwater management practices, and native drought tolerant landscape plant materials. The anticipated site is located on the far northwest corner of the Sandy Pines Preserve within the desired call area, but not immediately proximate to park operations so that guests will not be impacted by facility operations, but response vehicles will be able to easily respond to calls within the park, if needed.
Project complexities include the development of property in rural Wake County where public water, sewer, and natural gas are not available. Therefore, this will be an all-electric station with septic system for sewer and a well with storage and pumps that will be utilized for water service and fire protection. This multi-company facility will use a Construction Manager at Risk (CMAR) delivery method. Schematic Design is expected to go before the Wake County Board of Commissioners in spring of 2026. Construction is anticipated to begin in the fall of 2026, and the building should be complete and ready for occupancy by the end of 2027.
Building Information
Site Acreage:
6.8
Parking:
44 Parking Spaces
Building Area:
17,700 SF
Number of Vehicle/Ambulance/Apparatus Bays:
4 Fire Apparatus & 8 EMS Ambulances
Programs Offered:
Emergency Services: Fire & EMS
Architect:
ADW Architects, PA
Construction Budget:
$13 M
Projected Opening:
End of 2027
Location
Gallery
