Project Overview
November 26, 2024 Update: Fire Station 3 is officially online and both crews and fire administration are working out of the station now. Crews will have time over the holidays to settle in before Boulder Fire-Rescue hosts a grand opening in January 2024. We look forward to seeing you there!
September 30, 2024 Update: Fire Station 3 is nearly complete and fire administration have begun to move into the building. A grand opening ceremony is being planned for end of 2024/early 2025 and more information about that will be announced by fire and city media and social channels.
Fire Station 3, located at 1585 30th St., is outdated, inefficient, undersized and located in the 100-year flood plain. Relocation will allow for better service delivery to a significant part of the city that is not currently within a four-minute response time (industry standard) of any of our fire stations. This station is consistently identified as a high priority project due to its location in the flood plain, high energy use, and limited capacity. Relocation to a new facility will significantly help the city achieve and maintain energy goals.
A new station will significantly improve response coverage to a rapidly growing portion of the city. In addition, the station will allow for existing fire response resources to be repositioned and increase the efficiency of department operations while allowing for a potentially increased scope of emergency medical service (EMS) delivery.
Fire Station 3 construction will be funded in part by the Community, Culture, Resilience and Safety Tax.
