The City of Fredericton is moving forward on plans to build a new fire station, with the municipality in the process of rezoning a property at 750 Prospect St. to accommodate the building.
City-owned property on Prospect Street to host Fredericton’s fifth operational fire station
Aidan Cox · CBC News
· Posted: Apr 14, 2026 7:16 AM EDT | Last Updated: 2 hours ago
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Fredericton Fire Chief Dwayne Killingbeck said a property on Prospect Street emerged as the best option for housing a new fire station. (Chad Ingraham/CBC)
The City of Fredericton is moving forward with a new fire station in a rapidly growing part of the municipality.
The city plans to use a plot of land at 750 Prospect St. to build its fifth fire station, geared toward serving the southwestern corner of Fredericton.
“It was a prime location and of the half a dozen properties that we looked at, it had the best overall scores for all of the characteristics that we’re looking for,” said Fredericton Fire Chief Dwayne Killingbeck, following Monday evening’s council meeting.
Those characteristics included it being on a major thoroughfare with easy access to highways,
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