Franktown Station 183

Station 183 – Ponderosa Park

Andrew Huang Photo ©

Fire Station 183 is located at 565 Flintwood Rd. at Hwy. 86 in Eastern Douglas County and staffed by resident firefighters. Station 183 was built in 1991 and remodeled in 2020.

Andrew Huang Photo ©

ENGINE 183

Antonio Archuleta Photo ©

2005 Ferrara Inferno (H-2906) 1500 GPM (Waterous CSU) pump, 1000 gallon water tank and 30 gallons of foam. Former Engine 181.

BRUSH 183

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2025 Ford F-550 4×4 Super Duty / Midwest (3420) Type 6 200 GPM pump, 300 gallon water tank and 12 gallons of foam.

Station 183 Historical Photos

Station 183

Michael Block Photo ©

Fire Station 183 shown at the current location on Flintwood Rd.

Station 183

Rick Luebke Photo ©

Shown here in 2009. 

ENGINE No. 3

Photo courtesy of Castlewood Fire Protection District

GMC.

ENGINE 185

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1981 Ford / Pierce (Hazardous Materials Response Unit). Previously ran as Engine 189.

BRUSH 183

Eric Hurst Photo ©

1979 Dodge Power Wagon 400 4×4 / Pierce (E-1108) Type 6 450 GPM pump and 250 gallon water tank. Former Brush 182.

SCAT 183

Photo Courtesy of Ryan Alred

1982 Chevy C70 / E-One (2582) Type 3 250 GPM pump and 500 gallon water tank. Former Scat 182 and became a reserve.

Photo Courtesy of Ryan Alred

TENDER 183

Antonio Archuleta Photo ©

1998 Freightliner FLD 120 / Osco 1000 GPM pump and 3300 gallon water tank. Became Tender 181.

TENDER 183

Photo Courtesy of Ryan Alred

1980 International F-2575 / James Heavy Equipment 500 GPM pump and 3000 gallon water tank. Former Tender 182. Became Elbert Fire Protection District (Colorado) Tender 239.

BRUSH 183

Photo Courtesy of Ryan Alred

1984 Chevrolet Custom Deluxe 30 4×4 / 1993 Kois Brothers Type 6 150 GPM pump, 220 gallon water tank and 5 gallons of foam. Former Parker Fire Protection District (Colorado) Brush 71, Brush 72, and Brush 75.

Photo Courtesy of Ryan Alred