08/21/2026
News Release: A groundbreaking ceremony will take place Tuesday for the Brookings Fire Department’s new Main Fire Station in downtown Brookings.
The public is welcome to attend the brief ceremony, which will start at 5:15 p.m. at 210 Front St. (across the street from the construction site). Read the full news release at https://ow.ly/wVur50ZC784.
In July, the City Council unanimously approved an under-budget construction bid for the new station, which will replace the existing 66-year-old facility.
The new two-story, masonry facility will be 13,076 square feet. It will include five apparatus bays, a decontamination area for firefighters and their gear, staff support spaces, and storage space. The second floor will be unfinished, but will allow for growth in the future.
Image Description: Brookings Fire Department staff and several City Council members pose next to a fire engine and excavator in the parking lot of the future Main Fire Station before site preparation begins. The new facility is being constructed in the 200 block of Front Street, west of the existing fire station at 309 Third Avenue in downtown Brookings.
Pictured left to right are: Deputy Fire Chief Jeremy Scott; Fire Marshal Jared Runge; City Council members Lisa Hager, Bonny Specker, Brianna Doran, and Wayne Avery; and Fire Chief Troy Hughes.
