A Safer Sky Over the Golden Isles: Four Decades of Service to the Glynn County Airport Commission
Construction is underway on a new Aircraft Rescue and Fire Fighting (ARFF) station at Brunswick Golden Isles Airport. For us, it's the latest in a long line of projects we've supported the Glynn County Airport Commission through, and a fitting one. The relationship now spans roughly forty years.
Known as the Fire Station 5 Replacement project, the facility is owned by the Glynn County Airport Commission and will be operated by Glynn County Fire Rescue. When it opens, it will give first responders a modern, purpose-built home for the specialized work of aircraft rescue and firefighting, and strengthen emergency response for the airport and the surrounding community.
Four Decades of Partnership
A public project of this scale rests on years of planning, governance, and careful stewardship of public resources. That work rarely appears in a ribbon-cutting photo, but it's the foundation everything else is built on.
Our firm has served the Glynn County Airport Commission for roughly forty years. Over that time, the airport has grown and the community has grown with it. A project like this fire station is exactly the kind of long-term investment a steady, trusted partnership is meant to support, and it reflects the relationship we've built with the Commission across four decades.
Lasting partnerships aren't measured in single transactions. They're measured in decades of showing up, project after project, for the community you serve.
What's Being Built
The new station spans roughly 8,500 square feet, built on a structural steel frame with a stucco and tile exterior suited to the coastal Georgia climate.
At its core are the apparatus bays that house the airport's fire and rescue vehicles. The station opens with three apparatus bays and is engineered to add a fourth, so it can expand as the airport's needs grow.
Funded for the Future
The project is supported by approximately $6,989,152 in federal grant funding accepted for construction of the new ARFF station, an investment of close to $7 million in aviation safety on the Georgia coast. Securing and stewarding funding of this magnitude reflects the disciplined, long-range governance the Airport Commission is known for.
Construction has been led by Samet Corporation. The project reached a visible milestone with its topping-out ceremony, where Glynn County officials marked the placement of the final structural beam, a clear measure of how far the work has come.
Watch a video of the "Topping Out Ceremony"
Project at a Glance
| Project | Fire Station 5 Replacement |
|---|---|
| Owner | Glynn County Airport Commission |
| Operator | Glynn County Fire Rescue |
| Location | Brunswick Golden Isles Airport (BQK) |
| Type | Aircraft Rescue & Fire Fighting (ARFF) |
| Size | Approx. 8,500 sq. ft. |
| Apparatus Bays | Three, expandable to four |
| Funding | Approx. $7 million (federal grant) |
| Contractor | Samet Corporation |
Why It Matters for the Golden Isles
An airport's fire and rescue capability is one most travelers never think about, which is the point. It exists so that on the rare day something goes wrong, the right people, equipment, and facility are already in place. A modern ARFF station means faster equipment access, better-positioned crews, and stronger emergency response for both airport operations and the surrounding community.
For Glynn County, this is an investment in aviation safety and in the airport's continued growth. Our firm has supported the Commission through the long arc of work that makes a project like this possible, as we have for the better part of four decades.
This post is provided for general informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice or create an attorney-client relationship. Project details are drawn from public records and announcements and are subject to change as construction proceeds.
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