The City of Atlanta’s push to modernize its emergency services infrastructure is coming to fruition in noticeable ways on a southside corner near the world’s busiest airport. 

Commercial construction firm F.H. Paschen has topped out Atlanta Fire Rescue Department’s Fire Station No. 30, a large modern-style facility at 10 Cleveland Ave. SW. 

The 16,000-square-foot project broke ground on the southwest corner of Cleveland Avenue and Macon Drive in September 2024. It replaces a station—less than half the size, at 7,000 square feet—that had served southside communities and acted as a centralized gathering point for nearly 70 years. 

The firehouse is situated northeast of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, near the neighborhoods of Glenrose Heights, Browns Mill Park, and Rosedale Heights. It was established as one of the city’s first fire stations dedicated to protecting the airport and surrounding areas, as part of AFRD’s Airport Battalion. 

Construction progress on Fire Station No. 30, as seen along Cleveland Avenue, as of Dec. 31. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Location of AFRD's Fire Station No. 30 in relation to downtown, the airport, and other southside landmarks. Google Maps

Construction of the new fire station is part of more than $105 million that’s being invested into Atlanta fire facilities and equipment, including four new firehouses, city and project officials said in 2024. 

F.H. Paschen officials have described Fire Station No. 30 as “a critical infrastructure project” that was designed “to restore and enhance emergency services for the surrounding South Atlanta community.”

The two-story, “state-of-the-art” firehouse is being built with future growth in mind, per F.H. Paschen. 

It includes an elevator, a three-truck apparatus bay with a durable concrete driveway, a gym, lounge, and training and storage rooms, along with offices and a kitchen. 

Planned look and functionality of the Cleveland Avenue facade at Fire Station No. 30. F.H. Paschen

A three-truck apparatus bay is taking shape for the 16,000-square-foot facility. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta

Inside will be 10 sleeping quarters, five full restrooms with showers, and two firefighter slides for quick emergency responses. 

The site covers 1.7 acres and will feature two detention ponds, per project builders. 

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