Melrose Fire Station Closed For Construction

MELROSE, MA — The Tremont Street Fire Station closed on Monday as part of a planned construction project.

Melrose voters approved the city’s Public Safety Buildings Project in November 2023 through a $130 million debt exclusion. During the closure, firefighter personnel will be temporarily stationed at Central Fire Headquarters on Main Street, and equipment and vehicles will be transferred to both the Fire Headquarters and the Engine 3 fire station at 280 East Foster St.

Features of the two-floor building on 204 Tremont St.’s redesign include three brand-new apparatus bays, making it a three-bay space for the first time since it was first built in 1929. In addition, it is also slated to receive a brand-new maintenance bay and a room dedicated to house a self-contained breathing apparatus. The site plans also include improved apron space so fire trucks and other vehicles can get in and out of the garages faster. Rounding out the ground floor upgrades are a decontamination suite and a turn-out gear locker room.

The plan for the second floor features eight dormitories, a kitchen, a dining room, a laundry room, a fitness room, multiple restrooms, and a community room. According to Vertex Companies Project Adviser Jon Lemieux, the building’s size decreased by approximately 12 percent with its new design compared to its current state, as it will be one story shorter entirely accounting for a reduction of approximately 3,000 square feet.

The Engine 2 Station rebuild is part of the first phase of the three-phase project, which is projected to be completed in 2031. Phase two of the project focuses on Engine 3, and the final phase will upgrade the Central Fire Headquarters. The Tremont Street station’s upgrades are scheduled to be completed in the fall of 2027.

The project was designed by Newburyport-based architect firm Dore + Whittier.

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