CLEARWATER, Fla. — Construction is coming along on Clearwater Fire and Rescue’s new station #47.

What You Need To Know

  • A new fire station in Clearwater will be centrally located near Gulf to Bay Boulevard

  • The new building will be 11,000 square feet

  • The new station is expected to be fully operational May 2025

“We’re really happy to be building this right off Hercules Avenue, just south of Gulf to Bay Boulevard, just north of Druid road,” said District Chief John Klinefelter.

The new station is centrally located in an effort to better serve the local community.

“It will better serve our response times. It puts more units kind of right here in the middle of the city, our specialized unit right here,” Klinefelter said of the four-bay station situated across the street from Clearwater High School.

Rendering of what new Station #47 is expected to look like once completed. (WJ Architects)
Rendering of what new Station #47 is expected to look like once completed. (WJ Architects)

“It’s an 11,000 square foot station. We’re going to house Engine 47 (and) Rescue 47. The squad is going to be moved here,” he said. “The one squad we have in the city is going to be moved here.”

The new facility will also have individual dorm rooms.

It’s all quite a change from the 50-year-old station being replaced that was at Highland Avenue and Lakeview Road.

The new Station 47 is expected to be fully operational in May 2025.