Gwinnett breaks ground on new Fire Station 13

Gwinnett officials recently broke ground on a new fire station at 105 Main Street in Suwanee.

The new 11,000-square-foot Fire Station 13 will replace the former Fire Station 13, which was leased to the county by Suwanee.

Suwanee is providing the land, while Gwinnett is responsible for construction along with related road improvements to Main Street

and the intersection with Suwanee Dam Road.

“As the newest census numbers showed, Gwinnett County’s population keeps growing with no expectation for that growth to stop any time soon,” said Hendrickson. “I’m thankful to the voters who have repeatedly approved new SPLOST pro

grams that allow us to open new stations and relocate older ones for better coverage and faster response times.”

“Buford Highway was the home of Fire Station 13 for nearly 20 years and served as an anchor to the creation of Town Center, stated Suwanee Mayor Jimmy Burnette. “This new location will appropriately serve as an anchor to the expansion of that same park,”

The new station will be home to a fire engine, ambulance and a minimum of five firefighters and paramedics each day. The station will be built to accommodate up to 11 personnel at a time.

Gwinnett’s share of the $7 million project is funded by the 2017 SPLOST program.