Station 23 – Golden Heights

(District 2 – South District) Fire Station 23 is located at 16023 W. 5th Ave. and built in the mid-1970’s. This station is used at this time as a storage station.

ENGINE 23

(Engine No. 3) 2005 Pierce Dash (16838) 1500 GPM pump, 750 gallon water tank and 20 gallons of foam, also ran as Pumper 1 and Engine 21.

Station 2 Historical Photos

Station 3

Fire Station 3 shown here with the older paint and current location on W. 5th Ave.

Shown here in 2004.

Shown here in 2009.

PUMPER No. 3

1979 Mack CF (CF686F12-1351) 1250 GPM pump and 1000 gallon water tank.

SCAT No. 2

1974 Ford F-100.

PUMPER 3

(Pumper No. 3) 1991 Pierce Dash (E-5904) 1500 GPM pump and 750 gallon water tank, also ran as Engine No. 3 and Engine 23, retired in 2017. Became Livermore Fire Protection District (Colorado) Engine 1.

Shown here running as Engine 3.

Engine 23 features a dedication on the side of the cab to Thomas D. Young. Tom joined the Golden Fire Department as a volunteer in 1982. In July 1990, Young was critically injured during the rescue of a downed hang glider pilot on Lookout Mountain. His injuries left him paralyzed from the neck down. Today, Young is the volunteer administrative Captain of the Department’s Media Services.