Planning Commission approves new Seven Corners Fire Station

The Seven Corners Fire Station on Sleepy Hollow Road.

The Fairfax County Planning Commission approved a plan May 5 to replace the aging and obsolete Seven Corners Fire Station.

That building, at 2949 Sleepy Hollow Road, was built in 1975 and is not up to the county’s current standards for fire stations.

Completion of the new Jefferson Fire Station is nearly three years behind schedule.

The building permit process will happen this summer. Construction could start this fall and the project could be completed in summer 2023.

During construction, the fire station will be housed in the temporary structure at 6637 South St. in Falls Church. That building is housing the Jefferson Fire Station, while construction of its new building is underway.

The Jefferson Fire Station was originally scheduled to be completed in fall 2018. The exterior is finished, but the interior still needs a few finishing touches. It’s now supposed to be ready for occupancy in July.

The new Seven Corners Fire Station will be much larger – 13,513 square feet compared to the existing 8,518 square feet. It will have three vehicle bays, compared to two in the current building.

Among other new features, it will have expanded accommodations for female staff, an improved layout with the vehicle bays on one side rather than in the middle, improved stormwater retention, and a realigned entrance perpendicular to Sleepy Hollow Road.