Open House is Today for New Roseville Fire Station

The city of Roseville will host a grand opening of its new $9.2 million fire station from 1 to 4 p.m. today (Saturday). 
The new 35,000 square-foot station took about a year to build and is located just north of City Hall at 2701 Lexington Ave North.
The festivities will include a ribbon cutting ceremony,  tours, training demonstrations, historical displays and refreshments.

City officials said the new station consolidates three older stations into one central location, providing improved coverage for the entire city. The new station has six drive-through bays, sleeping rooms, expanded, geo-thermal heating system and more private accommodations for men and women firefighters.

The new building also has several built-in training features so firefighters can receive onsite training, they added. 

The new station was built on the same site as Roseville’s original fire station. The first station, built in the 1930s, was outdated and had become too costly to repair, city officials said. 

After years of study and planning, then City Council action;  Roseville had the original fire station torn down in December 2011 to make way for the new facility.

Prior to building its new facility, Roseville operated three fire stations. Fire Station #2, 2501 Fairview Ave., is used for storage and the city will continue to use it in that capacity. 

Fire Station #3, 2335 Dale St. will be torn down. Currently, the city is considering options for redeveloping that property. 

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