First 24 Hours in a New Fire Station A Day in the Life

Residents in Highlands Ranch have new neighbors At 8:00 a. m. on Friday, March 12, 2021, South Metro Fire Rescue held a brief dedication ceremony to commemorate the opening of Fire Station 20, located at 1801 E. Wildcat Reserve Parkway. The 8, 830 square foot firehouse features 6 bedrooms, 3. 5 bathrooms, a fitness room, living room, kitchen, cleaning and decontamination rooms, a firefighter protective gear contamination extractor, large equipment storage spaces including a 1, 030 square foot mezzanine and 3 apparatus bays. Station 20 is currently home to a crew of 3 or 4 Firefighter, Emergency Medical Technicians who staff a fire engine and a wildland firefighting brush truck. The facility was built to accommodate a Medic unit and 6 total personnel in the future as call volume increases. Medic units at neighboring Station 17 and Station 18 will continue to provide advanced life support to the surrounding area.