The Colorado Springs City Council unanimously voted to rezone about 5 acres of land in northern Colorado Springs to build the area's latest fire station.
Since 2021, the Fire Department has planned to build its Fire Station 24 at the intersection of New Life Drive and Interquest Parkway, east of Pikes Peak State College's Rampart Range Campus.
The planned one-story, approximately 12,000-square-foot facility will cost $7 million to $10 million to build, fire officials previously estimated when the Planning Commission in mid-March considered the rezoning request.
Fire Station 24 will provide service to a growing part of town, Kenny Rankin, the city's facility administrator, said Tuesday. Fire Department representatives said previously the area already sees between 700 to 750 calls for service a year and they expect call volumes to increase as development continues in the vicinity.