Jan. 11—The Longmont Fire Department's new station has room to grow at 2212 17th Ave.
According to a Facebook post from Longmont Public Safety, crews finished moving to the new station on Wednesday morning.
The new Longmont Fire Department station is staffed with one engine and is designed to house an ambulance crew in the future. Reserve vehicles and specialty units will also be housed in this location.
Building both stations costed about $9 million, according to Patrick Kramer, Longmont public information officer. The cost to acquire the property and build the new facilities was financed by a municipal bond sale approved by Longmont voters in 2018. Longmont Fire announced the construction of the new fire station in April 2022.
The new fire station has more room, said Kerry Sheahan, the senior project manager for Longmont.
"Firefighting equipment has changed over the years, and the existing station bays were too small at the old fire station," said Sheahan. "The new station has more room for search and rescue equipment, which allows the city to have all of their equipment in one location."
Sheahan provided some background as to why the fire department officials asked voters to approve funds for a new station.
"(The old station) was built in 1967, at that time the city was smaller, and the equipment was smaller ..." said Sheahan.
The Longmont Fire Department also plans to add a new training classroom to the former station, Sheahan said.
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