Beacon Hill - Station 13 - Historic

About the Station

Station 13 houses one engine company (E13), a battalion chief unit, and reserve battalion chief unit. It currently serves as the lead station for Battalion V, which serves most of southeast Seattle. In 2004, the station was designated as a landmark. Click here to see the landmark nomination report.

Although Station 13 was built more than 75 years ago, its extensive expansion and renovation in 1987 resulted in many improvements. Today the building remains in generally fair condition. The south apparatus bay went through emergency seismic repairs in 2001 in response to the Nisqually earthquake.

About the Project

Hoshide Williams Architects are designing the upgrade of the facility.

The project scope includes:

• a seismic upgrade to bring the station up to current safety standards
• an addition to accommodate crew kitchen, dining, and outdoor storage
• remodeled interior to provide space for support functions
• emergency generator
• new roof

During the station upgrade, crews will remain on the current site.

Current Status
The project is in the schematic design phase.

Milestones
February 2009: Hoshide Williams Architects were selected to design the project.