Risk

Firefighters at Station 1 protect the oldest structures in PFA’s 235-square-mile service area, and the largest numbers of incidents occur in this area.

Features

This is the only PFA station with a functional fire pole.

Apparatus

A two-company house, this fire station is home to Engine 1 (650-gallon water capacity) and Tower 1, which has a tall ladder. It also houses two SUVs, one for a battalion chief and one for a safety officer. Rescue 1 is also housed here and used for incidents with difficult access or out-of-district responses.

Risk

This area protects portions of the Colorado State University campus. Off-campus student housing buildings are among the unique risks here.

Features

Engine 2 features a Colorado State University RAM logo as a symbol of partnership and the area it serves.

Apparatus

Engine 2 (650 gallon water tank) and Tender 2 (2,000-gallon water tank capacity).

Risk

The area is home to many non-sprinklered multi-family apartments. It also contains one high-rise hotel and several newer student-housing units.

Features

This station abuts Spring Park and is the future site of a 911 Memorial Park with an I-beam from the World Trade Centers. Firefighters from Station 3 would be first-in on emergency incidents at the new Colorado State University on-campus stadium.

Apparatus

Engine 3 (650-gallon water tank)

Risk

There are a number of low-income, multi-family housing complexes located in this station’s service area. Many of the homes at risk to wildland-urban interface fires are located in this planning zone.

Features

This station has a community room open to the public.

Apparatus

Engine 4 (650-gallon water tank), Bureau-1 pickup (staffed by a single firefighter), Brush 34 (used for wildfires), Command Post (RV used for major incidents), Rehabilitation Vehicle (revamped former city bus used as shelter from weather/firefighter rest), Air 1 (carries air tanks firefighters use for technical/extended incidents).

Risk

The planning zone contains several nursing homes and independent/assisted living facilities, as well as non-sprinklered buildings.

Features

Firefighters at Station 5 protect the busy Harmony corridor. The station is also home to one of two battalion chiefs; the battalion chief at this station oversees all the stations and firefighters in the south portion of PFA’s service area. PFA was able to add that position years ago because of Keep Fort Collins Great money.

Apparatus

Engine 5 (650-gallon tank), Ladder 5 (has a tall ladder), an SUV for a battalion chief, Collapse Rescue (carries materials to shore collapsed structures).

Risk

The primary life-risk in this planning zone is located along the Mulberry Street corridor due to numerous hotels and motels, as well as an industrial park located north of Mulberry Street and west of Summit View Drive.

Features

This station is home to the fire mechanics’ work area where PFA apparatus are repaired.

Apparatus

Engine 6 (650-gallon water tank), Tender 6 (2,000-gallon water tank), Brush 6 (300-gallon water tank, used in wildland fire response), multiple reserve engines (used when primary engines are unavailable due to repair, etc.)

Risk

Transportation-based risk presented by the highways that traverse this area. The wildland-urban interface presents a significant fire challenge as many residential homes are located interspersed in the foothills. Swiftwater (Cache la Poudre River) and stillwater (Horsetooth Reservoir) incidents also pose a risk here.

Features

PFA in 2017 purchased a house to the southwest of the station to be used for training, including search-and-rescue techniques. Four firefighters work full-time out of this station, compared with three at other single-company fire stations.

Apparatus

Engine 7 (650-gallon water tank), Engine 37, Boat 7 (includes SUV and trailer to tow the Zodiac boat used for water rescues)

Risk

There are several industrial occupancies along the Harmony Road corridor, and Interstate 25 presents a significant impact in terms of the number of people and potential for vehicle crashes.

Features

Occupied December 2016, the station is 15,449 square feet. It replaced the former Station 8, located on Main Street in Timnath. It has a community room available for public use. It is the only station with its own training tower, so crews can practice skills without making time-consuming trips out of their service area to PFA’s Training Center in northwest Fort Collins.

Apparatus

Engine 8 (650-gallon water tank), Brush 8 (used for wildland fire response), Fire Safety House (used for second-grade education program), one of several antique fire engines

Risk

The residential homes that are located in the wildland urban interface are the primary risk in this area. Water supply is difficult here, and the topography and road conditions can make responses challenging. This station’s response area includes Horsetooth Mountain Park and Horsetooth Reservoir.

Features

This is one of two stations staffed by volunteer firefighters who give time to serve their respective communities by responding to medical- and wildland fire-related calls. This area covers the western side of Horsetooth Reservoir and several residential communities located here. Deer are among the station’s frequent visitors and are known to nap outside the station. During the summer, PFA staffs the station with seasonal firefighters, as well as volunteer firefighters.

Apparatus

Squad 9 (pickup truck), Brush 9 (350-gallon water tank, used for wildland fire response), and PFA Utility Terrain Vehicle (UTV) used to access difficult terrain.

Risk

There are several industrial occupancies found along the Harmony Road corridor, and Interstate 25 also poses a risk in terms of people and potential for vehicle crashes.

Features

This station is the primary home to PFA firefighters also certified as hazardous materials technicians. Members of the public may reserve the community room at this station.

Apparatus

Engine 10 (650-gallon water capacity), Haz Mat 10 (specialized vehicle for hazardous materials-related calls), Foam 10 (produces specialized foam for particular emergencies)

Risk

Homes here are in the wildland-urban interface. Being located in the foothills, winter weather can impact this area more severely compared to the rest of PFA’s service area.

This demand zone is the most rural and remote area in PFA’s service area and is entirely in the wildland-urban interface. The area is only accessible through one county road and some U.S. Forest Service access roads and contains no commercial occupancies.

Features

This is one of two stations staffed by volunteer firefighters who give time to serve their respective communities by responding to medical- and wildland fire-related calls.

Apparatus

Tender 11 (850-gallon water capacity), Brush 11 (300-gallon water capacity, used for wildland fire responses), Support 11 (SUV for personnel transportation).

Risk

The College Avenue corridor in this area is home to some commercial/industrial occupancies. U.S. Highway 287 runs through this area with a significant amount of cross-country commercial truck traffic. The area also contains the largest proportion of surface water in PFA’s service area.

Features

Three firefighters work full-time out of this station, compared with three at other single-company fire stations. The station features a community room open to the public by reservation.

Apparatus

Engine 12 (650-gallon tank), Tender 12 (1,800-gallon water tank), Brush 12 (used for wildland fire response), CART 1 (The Customer Assistance Response Team helps people displaced by fires and other disasters to start the recovery process, be it filing insurance claims or working with a restoration company to clean up.), large-animal rescue trailer.

Risk

The area includes several medical and technology-based businesses. In addition, a water-treatment plant and some light-industrial occupancies are in this planning zone.

Features

Most structures in this area are newer, when compared to the rest of PFA’s service area, as a result of the growth of Fort Collins in the late 1990s and early 2000s. The station features a community room open to the public by reservation.

Apparatus

Engine 14 (650-gallon tank), Brush 14 (used for wildland fire response)

Features

PFA firefighters and staff, as well as those from agencies from across the state and nation, use the Training Center nearly every day of the year to learn new skills, practice existing ones, and develop professionally to provide the best possible service to the community.

The Training Center features multiple classrooms, as well as a burn house, five-story tower and numerous other training props to facilitate learning that results in PFA personnel being as prepared as possible to prevent and respond to emergencies.

Apparatus

Training Engine, other support vehicles (SUVs, etc.)

Features

These offices are home to PFA’s Community Safety and Service Division, which encompasses the fire marshals, Human Resources, and more. This building also houses those people whose work centers around finance, IT services, and data and analysis, among others. The Fire Chief’s office is also located in this building. It also has a community room available to the public by reservation.

Hours

The offices are located adjacent to the parking garage at the corner of Mountain Avenue and Remington Street.

We are open 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday (excluding some holidays).

Visit www.poudre-fire.org for more information.