This facility received a Shared Facilities Notable award in the 2023 Firehouse Station Design Awards. Find the full list of winners here. With outdated, outgrown fire and police facilities, the town of Hope Mills faced two important questions: What to build and where? The first decision was to build a public safety building to house both departments as a means of economy. The second was to reuse the existing site. As a part of the central municipal complex, this was the logical choice-but with implications. The police station would require demolition, and the department relocated to temporary facilities. The fire station needed to remain in use until the new building was completed; then it could be demolished. This meant phased construction.