Your Safety, Our Priority

A Regional Commitment to Public Safety

The City of Hibbing is moving forward with building a new regional public safety center to unite our fire and police departments under one roof.  

For years, Hibbing has served as a regional public safety hub for our residents, community and region. Now, with funding from the voter-approved, local half-percent sales tax and $10 million in state bonding dollars, the city will be able to help ensure that its public safety departments – fire, EMS and police – have access to the space and equipment they need to foster stronger collaboration, improve response to emergencies and non-emergencies, enhance efficiency and better serve the community. 

The Regional Public Safety Facility 

Hibbing’s public safety departments work together but do not currently have a centralized, functional, up-to-date location that meets today’s operational standards, improves emergency response and enhances community safety. The city spent nearly three years evaluating options to address existing needs while being economical with taxpayer dollars. 

The new regional public safety center will be a 65,000 square-foot building either attached to the current Public Works Building or built at a new location.

Key features of the new facility include: 

  • A safe, healthy work environment 

  • Larger bays for firetrucks and tactical gear 

  • Indoor parking for police vehicles and squads 

  • Dedicated locker rooms for police and fire personnel 

  • Dedicated space for evidence storage 

  • Designated storage for equipment  

  • Expanded training space 

  • Improved collaboration among departments 

  • Direct access to main roads 

  • Adequate parking for public safety staff and visitors

Disclaimer: These images were designed by Brunton Architects and Engineers, are conceptual in design and subject to change based on final costs, location, and identified needs of the city’s essential public services. 

General Construction Timeline

The new regional public safety center project is currently in the design process, which will take roughly one year to complete. Once completed and approved, project bidding and permitting will begin followed by construction. Construction for the new regional public safety center will take approximately 18 - 24 months to complete.

While the timeline is subject to shift as needed, the city currently anticipates the following timeline:

  • Late fall 2024 - Voters approve a 0.5% local sales tax to support the new public safety center

  • Beginning of 2025 - Design process for the new public safety center begins

  • Early Spring 2025 - Bid for existing building demolition goes out

  • Late Spring 2025 - Bid package for construction of the Hibbing Public Safety Center goes out

  • Early Summer 2025 - Project permitting

  • Summer 2025 - Groundbreaking / start of construction

  • Late Fall / Winter 2026 - Anticipated opening of the new regional public safety center

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The city is committed to sharing information as it enters the next phase of this project. If you have questions or feedback, please contact us using the connect form.