Station 5
Strongsville's Fifth Fire Station
A new fire station is going up in the center of the city, near Royalton and Pearl Roads. It is scheduled to open in April 2027, and it is being built to shorten response times in the busiest part of Strongsville.
Scheduled to Open
April 2027
Estimated Construction Cost
$10 Million
New Firefighter/Paramedics
12
Built for the Center of the City
Coverage where it is thinnest
Station 5 is under construction in the center of Strongsville, near the intersection of Royalton and Pearl Roads.
That location is deliberate. It places a crew directly on the busy Route 82 and Route 42 business corridor, and it shortens the distance to calls that today are answered from stations farther away.
It also gives the department a central station positioned to provide rapid backup to every other area of the city when a second call comes in.
Building and staffing are funded separately
Who Pays for the Building
Construction is estimated at $10 million, and it is being paid for by issuing notes and bonds. It is not paid for by Issue 103.
The city makes its final payment on Station 4 in 2026. Retiring that debt frees up existing borrowing capacity to carry the new station, so Station 5 does not add to the city’s overall debt load.
Issue 103 is a separate operating levy. It does not build Station 5 — it pays for the firefighter/paramedics who will work inside it.
A Building Is Not a Fire Station
Staffing
An empty building does not answer calls. The goal is to hire 12 additional firefighter/paramedics to staff Station 5.
Hiring is already underway so new firefighters can be trained and phased in before the doors open, and so the department can keep pace with retirements at the same time.
Strongsville runs roughly 5,000 EMS calls and 2,300 fire, rescue and service calls each year, and 70% of calls arrive while another call is already in progress. A fifth station shortens response times only if there is a crew inside it.
Watch It Being Built
A live camera on the Station 5 construction site.
Where It Will Be
Near the intersection of Royalton and Pearl Roads, at the center of the city.
Station 5 Opens in April 2027
The building is on its way. Issue 103 decides whether it opens with the crew it needs.