Lansing Opens South Side Fire Station 9

The 21,000-square-foot station at 2320 S. Washington Ave. replaces a 1950s facility and is funded by a voter-approved public safety proposal.

Updated on Nov. 9, 2026 in City Hall

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Lansing opened Fire Station 9 in South Lansing on November 9, 2026, replacing an older station at 520 Glendale Ave. built in the 1950s. The 21,000-square-foot building was funded through a $175 million public safety proposal approved by voters in 2022.

Why it matters

The old fire station was out of date, and the new facility is intended to give firefighters adequate rest so they can be at their best when responding. The project is part of a broader city effort to build and update public safety buildings across Lansing.

The $175 million proposal, approved 19,649 to 17,073 in 2022, allocated $13.8 million for fire station replacement and renovations, with Fire Station 9 costing approximately $7.8 million. The sources differ on the final cost, with one figure listed at $7.5 million, and the reconciliation is not explained.

The players

Lansing Fire Department

The municipal fire department serving Lansing, Michigan, which operates the city's fire stations.

Lansing City Government

The governing body of Lansing, Michigan, responsible for city facilities and the public safety proposal funding.

The details

Fire Station 9 has five apparatus bays, decontamination areas, a fitness center, and a community room, replacing a 1954 station with two bays. The city also reopened renovated Fire Station 2 on Grand River Avenue in November 2025.

November 2025: Fire Station 2 renovation opening celebrated.
2022: Voters approved the $175 million public safety proposal.
November 9, 2026: Fire Station 9 opening celebrated.
End of November 2026: New $40 million City Hall expected to open.
End of 2026: Public safety complex expected to finish, with an opening tentatively scheduled for January 2027.

Roadmap

Fire Station 9 is one of several projects funded by the $175 million public safety proposal voters approved in 2022, which allocated $73.3 million for a new Lansing Police Department station and $33.1 million for District Court relocation. The station's opening marks progress on that plan, which the city expects to continue through a public safety complex finishing at the end of 2026.

Residents in South Lansing now have a larger, modern fire station with five apparatus bays and a community room at 2320 S. Washington Ave. The project was funded by a public safety proposal voters approved in 2022, so the city's public safety upgrades are continuing under that measure.

The takeaway

The Fire Station 9 opening shows the 2022 public safety proposal producing finished buildings, with more projects due to follow. Residents can track the remaining public safety and City Hall openings expected by the end of 2026.

What happens next

The public safety complex is expected to finish by the end of 2026, with an opening tentatively scheduled for January 2027, and the new City Hall is expected to open by the end of November 2026.