Colorado Real Estate Journal - September 16, 2015
Denver International Airport and the Denver Fire Department held a groundbreaking for Fire Station 35, located at 25365 E. 75th Ave., near Jackson Gap and 75th. Expected to be complete in summer 2016, the station will be the airport’s fifth fire station. The fire station will be constructed as a design-build project by PCL Construction Services, which was selected through a competitive bid process with Disadvantaged Business Enterprise goals of 25 percent for design and 33 percent for construction. The building is design to meet LEED Gold certification and include a permeable paver system, which serves as a storm-water filter and a state-of-the-art roofing system, similar to the Westin Denver International Airport hotel. The 18,000-square-foot station features a contemporary design with large apparatus bays, an arced roof, resembling an airplane hangar, and metal panels on the façade to give texture and create interesting visual effects. “This new fire station will enhance the ability for our partners at the Denver Fire Department to respond to areas that are farther away from the airfield, such as the Federal Aviation Administration’s radar control center, Peña Boulevard, Final Approach, the south campus and the new Westin Hotel and RTD train stations on airport property,” said Denver International Airport CEO Kim Day. “This is the right time to position first responders closer to Peña Boulevard as we continue to plan for future growth and development.” This will be the first airport fire station accessible to the public, and firefighters will respond primarily to public safety events at structures. The other four fire stations are on the airfield and focus on aircraft rescue firefighting and structural response. Initially, four firefighters, or one company, will be stationed 24/7 at Fire Station 35. There will be one fire engine for initial water attack housed at the new station and, in 2020, a fire truck equipped with numerous ladders and other supplies will be added for additional support.