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A new two-story government facility in downtown Phoenix brings the city鈥檚 police department, fire station and city hall under one roof and marks a significant milestone in the community鈥檚 recovery from the 2020 Almeda Fire.
The Phoenix Government and Public Safety Center, located at 112 W. 2nd St., spans 24,000 square feet. The project consolidated three previously inadequate city facilities, including a repurposed library building and temporary police offices, into a single modern civic campus.
The Almeda Fire devastated the Rogue Valley in 2020, destroying more than 2,600 homes and structures, including part of the Phoenix Fire Station and large portions of the city鈥檚 commercial corridor. The disaster accelerated an existing master planning effort to co-locate public safety and administrative services.
鈥淭his is transformational for the organization to evolve from what was and what will be in the future,鈥� noted Eric Swanson, city manager of Phoenix, in the project nomination form. 鈥淚t will provide not only a better place for our employees to work but a better place for our citizens to come do business with the city.鈥�
The building, jointly occupied by the City of Phoenix and Jackson County Fire District 5, incorporates several resilience-focused systems. A hybrid generator provides up to seven days of backup power 鈥� three days on diesel followed by natural gas supply 鈥� allowing the facility to serve as a regional emergency command hub. A dedicated emergency operations room enables police, fire and city leadership to coordinate response simultaneously during disasters.
Large bi-fold apparatus bay doors were selected for improved durability and faster deployment. Dedicated ventilation systems and separated turnout gear storage reduce firefighter exposure to airborne contaminants. Shared wellness spaces, including sauna and fitness facilities, support long-term occupational health for both fire and police staff. Energy-efficient mechanical systems and energy modeling contributed to efficiency performance incentives for the project.
During construction, the project team managed a constrained urban site by using a nearby city-owned lot to stage materials and equipment, reducing risks to neighboring properties and pedestrians.
Project funding was secured through state legislative appropriations, federal disaster recovery grants, insurance proceeds and FEMA resources, with no local bond measures or new taxes required.
鈥淭his project represents far more than a new building 鈥� it represents Phoenix鈥檚 resilience,鈥� Dan Van Calcar, principal at Soderstrom Architects, one of three architectural firms on the project, said in the project nomination form.