Station 17 – Prospect Valley

Fire Station 17 located at 10901 W. 38th Ave. in Wheat Ridge. Former Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District (Colorado) Station 72.

ENGINE 17

(P60) 2009 Pierce Quantum (21475) 1250 GPM pump, 500 gallon water tank and 25 gallons of foam (FoamPro). Former Engine 1 and also ran as Engine 14.

MEDIC 17

(A49) 2016 Ford E-450 (55906) / Life Line Superliner (401416SD). Former Medic 8.

BRUSH 17

(P56) 2006 Ford F-550 4×4 XL Super Duty (01125) / AlumLine with a skid-unit Type 6 125 GPM pump, 295 gallon water tank and 12 gallons of foam. Former Brush 13 and also ran as Brush 4 and Brush 9. Became Brush 6.

SWIFT WATER RESCUE 17

(C96) 2008 Ford F-350 4×4 XLT Super Duty. Former Bureau 7.

Station 17 Historical Photos

Shown here at Station 17: P21, P22 & P23, all three are twin 1991 KME Renegade 1250 GPM pump and 500 gallon water tank. P21 ran as Engine 1, Engine 5 and Engine 19 (Training), P22 ran as Engine 2 and P23 ran as Engine 6. All the KME’s ran as a reserves for many stations, P22 was sold.

RESERVE ENGINE 17

1991 KME Renegade 1250 GPM pump and 500 gallon water tank, also ran as Engine 1, Engine 5 & Engine 19 (Training).

ENGINE 17

(P71) 2004 Spartan Gladiator / Darley 1500 GPM (Darley) pump and 750 gallon water tank. Former Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District (Colorado) Engine 17.

ENGINE 17

(P70) 2004 Spartan Gladiator / Darley 1500 GPM (Darley) pump and 750 gallon water tank, also ran as Engine 9 and Engine 11. Former Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District (Colorado).

MEDIC 17

(A35) 2008 Chevy C4500 4×4 (249508) / Life Line Highliner (249508). Former Medic 4, also ran as Medic 7 and ran as Medic 16 for a short time. Became Medic 17 as full time medical transport in August of 2022. Moved to Station 16 as a second medic responding out of that station in 2023.

SWIFT WATER RESCUE 17

(C112) 2008 Chevy Sierra 2500 HD 4×4 Crew Cab pick-up. Former Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District (Colorado) Battalion Chief 71.  Became Wildland Deployment and the Rapid Extraction Module Vehicle.

SWIFT WATER RESCUE 17

(C96) 2008 Ford F-350 4×4. Former Bureau 7. Shown here without the graphics.

BRUSH 17

(P68) 1999 Ford F-550 4×4 XLT Super Duty / Central State Type 6 125 GPM pump and 300 gallon water tank, also ran as Brush 6 for a short time before going out of service as a brush unit. Former Wheat Ridge Fire Protection District (Colorado). Became Rescue 14.

BRUSH 17

(P50) 2001 Ford F-550 4×4 XL Super Duty (01125) / AlumLine with a skid-unit Type 6 125 GPM pump, 300 gallon water tank and 18 gallons of foam. Former Brush 13 and also ran as Brush 4 and Brush 6. Became Brush 5.

MEDIC 17

(A35) 2008 Chevy C4500 / Life Line Highliner (249508). Was moved in 2023 as a second medic running out of Station 16 for a short time.

MEDIC 17

(A39) 2009 Chevy C4500 4×4 4×4 (412463) / Life Line Highliner (284809). Former Medic 2 and also ran as Medic 11.

ENGINE 17

(P60) 2009 Pierce Quantum (21475) 1250 GPM pump, 500 gallon water tank and 25 gallons of foam (FoamPro). Former Engine 1 and also ran as Engine 14. Shown here with the older “Company 1” logo before being removed.