City celebrates opening of new No. 3 fire station

Source: City of Broken Arrow

The city of Broken Arrow hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate its newest fire station on Tuesday morning.

Instead of ribbon though, Broken Arrow Fire Chief Jeremy Moore and Mayor Debra Wimpee disconnected two fire hoses to officially open the state-of-art building on County Line Road near the Creek Turnpike.

Fire Station No. 3 is nearing completion and will replace the nearly 50-year-old current station on S. Elm Pl. north of Jasper St. Firefighters and emergency medical services personnel will begin moving in within the following week.

The new station is more than 11,000 square feet and includes:

• • Six modern semi-private bunk rooms
• • Three large bays to accommodate modern equipment
• • Two Captain’s bunks
• • Offices
• • Commons area
• • Physical fitness space
• • Public restroom for the nearby trail system

“We are extremely excited to be opening the new replacement Fire Station No. 3,” said Broken Arrow City Manager Michael Spurgeon. “In Broken Arrow, we place a very high priority on public safety services, and this includes ensuring we have fire stations strategically placed throughout the community so we can get to our residents or businesses as quickly as possible when there’s a call.

“Likewise, new station #3 will help us meet the demands of the growth happening in the southeast part of our community.”

The location is consistent with the City’s research which indicated the best locations for ideal response times for assisting citizens. In addition, the quick access to the turnpike gives first responders the ability to reach areas around town very quickly.

“We are extremely grateful to our citizens and city leaders for their support and willingness to provide our department with the trucks, stations, equipment, and staffing so we can fulfill our mission of ‘Serving Others,’ ” said Broken Arrow Fire Chief Jeremy Moore.

Reco Enterprises constructed the station at the cost of approximately $4.7 million. The project is funded by the voter-approved 2011 and 2014 General Obligation bonds.