Decatur Fire Station No. 2

The City of Decatur Fire Station No. 2 was conceptualized as a civic monument for the neighborhoods on the south side of Decatur. A large glass solar clock marks the movement of the sun throughout the year with the No. 2 logo of the station projected on to the tower’s front face and can signal both the hour change and special events at night. The station replaces a residential scale, obsolete, facility with a new more civic-minded station that recalls the Art Deco styling of the main station in Downtown Decatur. The building houses two apparatus maintenance bays, housing for on-duty firemen and a backup, city emergency communications center. The energy-efficient structure is certified as LEED Silver and utilizes a solar water-heating system. Its was sited to preserve several large existing trees on the site.