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Fire & Rescue outlines armory logistics plan, HQ move and multiple station projects; council presses for site options
Summary
Fire and Rescue officials presented a package of capital initiatives at the council’s FY2026 work session, including design work at the former armory to house a headquarters and logistics building, station planning in North Columbia, ongoing rural cistern installations and replacement planning for Station 7.
Howard County Fire and Rescue briefed the council on several capital projects in the FY2026 budget, including planning at the former armory to support a logistics/storage facility and a relocated headquarters, ongoing rural cistern installations, and station planning for North Columbia and the replacement of Station 7.
Armory, logistics and headquarters Fire staff reported they took possession of the old armory in 2023 and have completed hazardous‑materials removal, demolition of ancillary structures and site work. A design consultant (MW Studios) returned an initial concept for an armory logistics building and headquarters package with an estimated initial cost of roughly $17.7 million; that estimate included a headquarters relocation estimated to cost about $5.9 million. Fire officials said they were working with facilities and the consultant to reduce the logistics building cost plan (the initial study had been larger, and…
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