Con Fire details Brentwood’s future Station 90 for 2029

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Contra Costa County Fire Protection District has released new details about Brentwood’s planned Station 90, a modern facility slated to open in 2029 as part of a broader effort to expand fire and emergency coverage in the rapidly growing East Contra Costa area.

New station site, size and construction timeline

Recent public reporting indicates that Station 90 will be built on a city-owned, five-acre parcel at Lone Tree Way and Windy Springs Road, on Brentwood’s west side. The site sits along a major corridor lined with new housing and commercial development, an area that has seen sustained population growth and heavier traffic over the past decade.

Plans described in published coverage show a two-story, roughly 13,000-square-foot building designed to function as a full-service fire station and local public safety hub. The structure is expected to include drive-through apparatus bays, support spaces and living quarters that reflect newer standards for firefighter safety and wellness.

Construction is anticipated to begin in 2027 following design and environmental review work now moving forward through county processes. Project documents referenced in county materials describe an estimated construction window of about two years, with completion targeted for 2029 if permitting and contracting proceed on schedule.

The Brentwood project is being advanced using a design-build delivery model, according to an online planroom notice seeking qualified design-build teams for Station 90 and a companion project, Station 94, elsewhere in the city. That approach is intended to streamline coordination between architects, engineers and builders and keep long-planned fire facilities on track.

Facilities and joint public safety features

Descriptions of the planned station indicate that Station 90 will be equipped to house two fire vehicles, including a primary engine company. Apparatus bays will connect directly to turnout and decontamination areas, reflecting updated design practices that aim to separate living spaces from equipment exposed to smoke and hazardous materials.

The building program calls for sleeping quarters capable of housing the four-person crew that will staff the station around the clock. Plans also reference common spaces such as a day room, kitchen and dining area designed to support extended shifts and rapid response.

Reports further describe a fitness room and training areas within the station, framed as part of broader efforts across Contra Costa Fire to support firefighter health, readiness and ongoing skills development. Meeting and conference rooms are expected to provide space for briefings, community outreach and coordination with other agencies during major incidents.

Station 90 is also set to include a small substation area for the Brentwood Police Department, integrating law enforcement workspace into the fire facility. This shared arrangement is being portrayed in public information as a way to create a more visible public safety presence and improve collaboration on calls that require both fire and police response.

Strengthening coverage in fast-growing East County

Brentwood and surrounding East Contra Costa communities have undergone significant residential expansion, with large tracts of former farmland converted to housing over the past two decades. Publicly available information from local and county agencies has repeatedly flagged emergency response capacity as a key concern as growth has pushed farther from existing fire stations.

Contra Costa Fire currently operates a network of stations across a service area of more than 580 square miles, including several facilities in and around Brentwood. District materials note that additional staffing and new stations in East County are intended to reduce response times, particularly in areas that have historically been farther from existing firehouses.

In earlier phases of its East County expansion, the district added Engine 90 as a four-person crew working out of an existing Brentwood station, more than doubling the resources dispatched from that location. Station 90 represents the next step by providing a permanent home base for that level of staffing in a part of the city that has seen some of the heaviest recent development.

Project descriptions and planning references suggest that once Station 90 is operational, it will help relieve pressure on nearby stations that currently cover large, densely populated territories. The new facility is expected to play a central role in structure fire response, medical calls and vegetation fire activity along the city’s western edge and nearby unincorporated areas.

Connection to Station 94 and broader capital program

The Station 90 initiative is advancing in parallel with the construction of Station 94, a separate Brentwood project that is already under way in the city’s downtown area. Information released by the district and project partners describes Station 94 as a smaller, modern station intended to restore a firefighting presence in the historic core after a previous facility closed.

A request for qualifications circulated to the construction industry groups the two Brentwood stations together under a single design-build procurement. This combined approach is described in public documents as a way to achieve design consistency, realize cost efficiencies and manage schedules more effectively for both facilities.

County agenda materials and district planning reports show that these Brentwood projects sit within a wider capital improvement program aimed at upgrading or replacing several Contra Costa Fire stations. The broader plan focuses on modernizing aging buildings, adding capacity in underserviced zones and meeting newer seismic and safety standards for critical infrastructure.

For Brentwood residents, the pairing of Stations 90 and 94 signals a notable increase in local fire and emergency resources. The two facilities are expected to complement each other geographically, with Station 90 covering expanding neighborhoods and key roadways to the west while Station 94 supports the downtown core and surrounding established areas.

What 2029 opening could mean for local travel and community

The planned Station 90 site along Lone Tree Way places the new facility directly on one of Brentwood’s main commuter routes, a corridor that links residential neighborhoods with regional highways and nearby employment centers. As a result, travelers using this route in the late 2020s can expect a major new civic building to become a visible landmark along their daily drive.

During the anticipated construction period beginning in 2027, project activity is likely to bring intermittent traffic impacts near the intersection of Lone Tree Way and Windy Springs Road. While detailed traffic management plans have not yet been widely circulated, typical measures for similar station projects have included temporary lane shifts, reduced speed zones and periodic closures near the work site.

Once operational, Station 90’s location is intended to shorten emergency response times to incidents on busy arterials and in surrounding residential areas, which can influence how quickly collisions, medical emergencies and roadside fires are cleared. For travelers and residents, that improvement in coverage may translate into faster reopening of lanes after incidents and more rapid deployment of resources during wildfire season.

Community-facing elements, such as potential open houses or safety demonstrations once the building is complete, are also expected to position the station as a neighborhood fixture. While specific public programming has not yet been detailed in available documents, the project’s scale and visibility suggest that Station 90 will become a prominent part of Brentwood’s civic landscape by the end of the decade.