New Fire Station No. 3 Design

The most recent rendering by the project architect, the Renaissance
Group, shows the final design for New
Fire Station No. 3. The new three-bay fire station is to be located along
Bear Creek Pike/US 412 adjacent to Cox Middle and Howell Elementary Schools.
The new fire hall design closely resembles the city’s former City Hall and Fire
Station, which was located where the Columbia Police Department and city parking
garage sit today. The project is anticipated
to be complete by the beginning of 2019.
The location of the new fire station provides the city with
improved coverage and decreased response times, as well as closer proximity to
the growing Bear Creek Pike/I-65 Exit 46 area where residential and commercial development
continues to rise. With growth increasing in the area, the location of eth new fire
station will also help the Columbia Fire Department maintain the department’s
ISO 1 fire rating. The highest rating possible, Columbia is one of only two cities
in Tennessee with an ISO 1 rated fire department.