Community members are invited to tour the inside of Boulder Fire-Rescue’s new Station 3 on January 24 at the official grand opening event. Boulder Fire-Rescue’s newest station has been slowly gaining functionality since November 2024. Administrative offices and EMS crews began occupying the new station in the fall, and slowly the new station has become a replacement for the older Station 3. Boulder Fire-Rescue Station 3, located at 30th and Bluff Street, replaces the older Station 3 on 30th and Arapahoe. Along with the change in location comes increased safety for the community and improved health and wellness of firefighters.
Community members in the area of 30th and Bluff can expect to see more fire apparatuses moving in and out of the new station bay, especially since Station 3 will soon house two crews and an ambulance. The relocation of this station complements, with faster response times and better distributed resources, the closest unit dispatch system that the city and county uses (meaning the closest vehicle to the incident responds). Boulder Fire-Rescue continues to prioritize the safety of the community, and this new station certainly provides another safety hub within the city.
First responders, firefighters included, put themselves in danger for our community. This type of sacrifice comes with exceptional preparedness including physical fitness maintenance, down time, and garage bays that circulate clean air better. The better trained, prepared, and equipped our firefighters are the better they can serve this community. This new station addresses each of those concerns in a way that will inform future station redevelopments.
Additionally, the new Station 3 will be the home to one of two brand new electric fire engines. Community members can expect to see the first electric engine at the January 24 Grand Opening as well at witness the official push-in of the engine into the bay.