Dayton Fire Station 15 Undergoes $1.5M Renovation, Crew Relocates to Kettering

The fire station's temporary move to a neighboring city aims to maintain response times during the facility upgrades.

Apr. 1, 2026 at 1:10am

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Dayton Fire Station 15 has temporarily closed for a $1.5 million renovation project, with the station's crew relocating to Kettering Fire's Station 34 during the upgrades. The move is part of the Dayton Fire Department's effort to modernize aging facilities and provide firefighters with updated living spaces, though it requires a careful balancing act to maintain emergency response times across jurisdictions.

Why it matters

As Dayton's fire stations age, the department is investing in renovations to bring facilities up to modern standards. This temporary relocation highlights the importance of regional cooperation and mutual aid between neighboring cities to prioritize public safety, even as individual departments undergo facility upgrades.

The details

Dayton Fire Station 15, located on Wayne Avenue, is the first of many stations in the city's jurisdiction to receive renovations. The $1.5 million project aims to update the aging facility and provide firefighters with more privacy and individual living spaces. During the renovation, the Station 15 crew has been temporarily relocated to Kettering Fire's Station 34 on Patterson Boulevard.

  • Dayton Fire Station 15 closed for renovations in late 2026.
  • The Station 15 crew began temporarily operating out of Kettering Fire Station 34 in early 2026.

The players

Dayton Fire Department

The municipal fire department serving the city of Dayton, Ohio.

Brad French

Assistant Chief of the Dayton Fire Department.

Kettering Fire Department

The municipal fire department serving the city of Kettering, Ohio, which is providing temporary space for Dayton's Station 15 crew.

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What they’re saying

“We want to make sure that we're providing each firefighter, parametric EMT with our own individual living spaces.”

— Brad French, Assistant Chief, Dayton Fire Department

“There are areas of the City of Dayton that are within Station 15's normal response area that this relocation actually puts them a little bit closer to. There are some other areas right around the current Station 15 where maybe this puts them a little further away. So it's a little bit of a balancing act.”

— Brad French, Assistant Chief, Dayton Fire Department

“We took a great intentional effort in trying to make sure that we were able to still maintain all of our responses within the appropriate parameters that we've set forth as a department and as a city to make sure that all those residents are still being served.”

— Brad French, Assistant Chief, Dayton Fire Department

“It's a great example of cities working together because Kettering didn't have to provide us with this opportunity, but everybody's putting public safety first, and that's a neat thing to see.”

— Brad French, Assistant Chief, Dayton Fire Department

What’s next

As more Dayton fire stations are added to the renovation list, the city will continue to provide updates on the progress.

The takeaway

This temporary relocation of Dayton's Fire Station 15 crew to a neighboring city's station highlights the importance of regional cooperation and mutual aid between fire departments, even as individual municipalities invest in modernizing their aging facilities.