Mesa officials hold groundbreaking ceremony for new $12.3M fire station

PHOENIX – Work is officially underway on a new $12.3 million fire station in fast-growing southeast Mesa.

Officials in Arizona’s third-most populous city marked the occasion with a groundbreaking ceremony Wednesday at the site of Mesa Fire Station 224.

“This fire station is more than a construction project; it is a promise to our community,” Mayor Mark Freeman said in a press release Wednesday. “In 2022, Mesa voters placed their trust in us by approving the Public Safety Bond, and today we are turning that trust into reality with the groundbreaking for Fire Station 224.”

When will Mesa Fire Station 224 open?

The new Mesa Fire and Medical Department facility at 3441 S. 80th St., north of Elliot Road, is scheduled for completion in fall 2026.

The station will contain three drive-thru apparatus bays, dorm rooms, offices, kitchen, dining room and job/task conditioning areas.

While it will initially house only Engine 224, a four-person unit, it will have the capacity to support multiple units.

“Fire Station 224 will expand our reach and improve response times, which means better outcomes for our residents,” Mesa Fire and Medical Chief Mary Cameli said in the release.

More fire station construction is being done in Mesa

Mesa, an East Valley suburb with more than 500,000 residents, has been working to make sure its fire department keeps pace with its population growth.

One new Mesa Fire and Medical facility — Fire Station 222 at 1333 N. Power Road – opened this summer.

Meanwhile, Fire Station 205 at 730 S. Greenfield Road is set to be rebuilt starting this fall. Furthermore, plans are in place for construction on the new Fire Station 223 near 32nd Street and McDowell Road to begin this winter.

“Public safety is a core function of municipal government,” City Manager Scott Butler said in the release. “Mesa is committed to strategic public safety infrastructure investments that futureproof our city by addressing today’s needs and accounting for the projected growth of that region.”

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