Outfitted with 161 solar panels on its roof, Mississauga’s newest fire station will produce enough energy to power itself throughout the year, the city says.
Fire Station 123, the 23rd in the city, opened May 23 in the city’s west end and as Mississauga’s second net-zero energy fire station, it’s designed to use as much energy as it generates.
Located in a “high-density area,” the new station is “strategically placed at The Collegeway and Winston Churchill Boulevard to provide faster initial response to residents in the area,” the City of Mississauga said in describing the new firefighting facility.
The firehouse, which hosted tours and other activities for residents at its recent public opening, also features:
On-site stormwater management measures to reduce the amount of stormwater flowing into city storm sewers.
Electric vehicle charging stations in the parking lot.
In-floor heating in the bay area.
Pressurized zones to prevent cross-contamination to ensure proper air flow.
Electrical heating systems and appliances.
Earlier sketch, produced in the design phase, of Fire Station 123 in west Mississauga. (Rendering: City of Mississauga)
Fire Station 125, located in the Tenth Line/Aquitaine Avenue area of west Meadowvale in northwest Mississauga, opened late in 2024 and was the 22nd station to open in the city. It was also Mississauga’s first net-zero energy station.
The city said earlier that as Mississauga continues to grow, “the need for essential services (such as new/renovated fire stations) continues to rise.”
The opening of Fire Station 123 is part of an evolving citywide plan to build six new fire stations over the next decade or so “to optimize emergency response times.”
Station 123 and other yet-to-open stations across Mississauga, city officials noted, “will further improve response times to meet the goal of first-truck response in four minutes or less, 75 per cent of the time.”
Meanwhile, 17 other Mississauga fire stations now operating are either being renovated or have recently been renovated, according to the city in mid-2025. Of those, 13 are more than 30 years old and the fixes are needed to address health and safety, staffing composition and accessibility.
Among the latest facilities to undergo major renovations was Fire Station 102, located on Third Street in the Cawthra Road/Lakeshore Road East area of southeast Mississauga. That station reopened about a year ago and will eventually serve two of the city’s largest new residential/business communities.
Renovated Fire Station 102 in Mississauga. (Rendering: City of Mississauga)
A revamped and modernized Fire Station 102 was needed in order to meet the demands of a growing population in that part of the city, Ward 1 Coun. Stephen Dasko earlier.
The fire station, which was built in 1979, needed upgrades in response to both population growth since that time and anticipated population growth that’s coming thanks to two massive new waterfront developments — Lakeview Village and Brightwater.
In addition to existing facilities, several new fire stations are slated to open in the coming years, including:
Fire Station 124 — Cawthra Road just south of Dundas Street East (possible opening 2026)
Fire Station 126 — Mavis Road and Dundas Street West
Fire Station 127 (Lorne Park community)
Fire Station 128 (north Lakeview community)
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