New Fire Station to Be Built in New Colorado Springs Subdivision

Plans have been announced for the construction of a new station that will belong to the Colorado Springs Fire Department.

The new facility will be built near the intersection of Colorado State Highway 83 and the InterQuest Parkway on the northeast side of the city and is expected to cost around $8.3 million to build.

The facility will in part serve the needs of the Kettle Creek North subdivision, which is still in the planning stages and is expected to see the construction of around 250 homes.

The project is being funded out of some $20 million set aside by Colorado Springs for wildfire suppression work and is one of three new stations that the Colorado Springs Fire Department hopes to build in the next several years.

Fire Department officials say the new stations are needed to keep up with a population increase that has seen the number of residents in Colorado Springs jump from 360,000 two decades ago to nearly 480,000 today.

The department currently has around two dozen stations of varying sizes located throughout Colorado Springs. Work on this newest station could launch in early 2023.

By Garry Boulard

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