Grand Opening for the City of Boulder’s New Fire Station 3, Located on Bluff Street, on January 24

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.

There is so much that goes into developing a resource like this for the city, from community art to sustainable and reuse practices to workplace considerations. The City of Boulder and Boulder Fire-Rescue would like to invite you to come on a tour of our new facility at our grand opening event on January 24, from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. More information can be found online on the website at bouldercolorado.gov/projects/new-fire-station-3 or follow Boulder Fire-Rescue on social media.

Date: Friday, January 24, 2025
Time: 10 a.m. - 12 p.m.
Presentation and Engine Push in starts at 10 a.m.
Tours of the new facility will begin around 10:45 a.m.
Location: 2967 Bluff Street, Boulder, Colorado 80301

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 improves the health and wellness of firefighters.

Parking: There is limited parking at Station 3. Community members are encouraged to take alternative forms of transportation like the bus, ride share, bike, carpool, or walk. If you do need to drive a personal vehicle, there is parking in the gravel lot just south of Station 3 as well as street parking available on Bluff St and Mapleton. There will be people on-site to assist with parking.