An aerial photograph of the Great Sacandaga Lake Northville Firehouse in Northville, NY

A photograph of the front/street-facing side of the Great Sacandaga Lake Firehouse in Northville, NY

A photograph of the front/street-facing side of the Great Sacandaga Lake Firehouse in Northville, NY with the bay doors open and trucks inside.

A photograph of multiple firetrucks inside the Great Sacandaga Lake Firehouse in Northville, NY

A photograph of the apparatus bays in the Great Sacandaga Lake Firehouse in Northville, NY

Great Sacandaga Lake Fire District – New Northville Firehouse

A New Firehouse With a Nod to History

Located in a small, rural Adirondack Park community adjacent to Great Sacandaga Lake, a new volunteer firehouse represents a critical upgrade in public safety infrastructure for the region. Designed with both operational efficiency and community integration in mind, the new Northville Firehouse provides a modern, resilient home for fire and emergency response services that honors the historic context of the late 19th- and early 20th-century architecture that lines the historic South Main Street.

LaBella Associates delivered architecture and engineering building design and construction administration services for the new 12,537-square-foot firehouse, which replaced the existing adjacent fire station that could no longer meet the demands of a growing call volume or the needs of modern apparatus. Hueber-Breuer Construction Co., Inc. served as the Construction Manager.

The small parcel—bordered by residential properties, alleyways, commercial properties, and sensitive environmental zones—required creative planning to support precise circulation for both apparatus movement and first responder flow.

The new station features four apparatus bays with radiant floor heating, high-clearance doors providing access onto Main Street, a dedicated decontamination room with shower provisions, ventilated turnout gear storage, a gear washroom, a Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus room, and a tool room—all organized to support the National Fire Protection Association’s best practices and minimize contamination risks throughout the station.

A photo-realistic rendering of a fire station with four doors and an entrance — A rendering of the new Northville Firehouse

To reduce contamination, transition zones separate administrative space from the apparatus bays. Interior spaces include a large training/community room, commercial kitchen, ready room, radio room, officer administration offices, toilet room facilities, and conference room.

The building’s architectural style reflects the historic downtown’s aesthetic, using durable, contextually sensitive materials such as brick, cast stone, and engineered wood siding and trim. The station’s Main Street pitched parapet ties in architectural cues from the historic village and the Adirondack Mountains, while low-slope roofs hidden behind the parapets provide practical snow management during the harsh Adirondack winters.

The new fire station is a critical life-safety asset for Northville and the surrounding area, serving not only as a response hub but also as a point of pride for the community, supporting recruitment, training, and public engagement.

Aa aerial photograph of the Great Sacandaga Lake Firehouse in Northville, NY, demonstrating the property constraints. — Tight site constraints called for creative planning and efficiency to maintain proper circulation.

A photograph of a firetruck and training window in the Great Sacandaga Lake Firehouse in Northville, NY — An equipment platform in the apparatus bays provides provisions for concealed space and bailout window training.

An Award-Winning Project

New Northville Firehouse Project Named 2025 Public Works Project of the Year by APWA New York Chapter – Capital Branch!

The American Public Works Association (APWA) – New York Chapter – Capital Branch named the New Northville Firehouse project a 2025 Public Works Project of the Year in the Structures $5-$25 Million category!

LaBella was honored to join the Great Sacandaga Lake Fire District / Northville Joint Fire District in accepting the award at the 2025 Awards Banquet in Rexford, New York, on February 27, 2026.

The APWA Public Works Project of the Year Award promotes excellence in public works projects by recognizing the partnership between the managing agency, the consultant/architect/engineer, and the contractor who—working together—complete public works projects.