STATION 3 PHOTOS
Station Location: 2200 Gekeler Lane
Station Call Letters: KYN979
Units in Quarters: Engine 3
Fire Station 3 began as Relief Company 1 in October, 1889, when it took over the 1879 Silsby Steam Engine running out of the station located at Ninth and Main Street. This station later became known as the Central Fire Station. The fire department at this time was still a volunteer department.
After the volunteer department dissolved in 1902, an official Station 3 was built at Sixteenth and Front Street. Later, the wooden structure that occupied the space would be replaced by a brick structure, which is still standing today as Fire Station 5. In 1920, the station was closed, and the equipment was put in reserve at the Central Station located at Sixth and Idaho.
Fire Station 3 eventually saw its quarters located at the intersection of Broadway and Boise Avenue. That building is also still standing, though no longer a station. The year is unknown of that move.
Station 3 is currently located at 2200 Gekeler Lane.
Station 3 Run Totals
| 1999 | 2000 | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2006 | 2007 | |
| Engine 3 | 1356 | 1295 | 1373 | 1341 | 1323 | 1214 | 1344 |
Engine 3 was the 6th busiest fire engine with the 1344 calls for 2007.
With just the engine in the station, all 1344 calls were answered by the same apparatus.
ENGINE 3 is a 2003 Spartan/Boise Mobile Equipment (BME) 1500 gpm pumper. The chassis is a Spartan Gladiator FF series chassis with a cab that seats four. There is additional seating for two forward-facing passengers in the rear section by means of two fold-down seats (these can't be used when responding to fire calls, as there is no SCBA attached to them). The body is built by Boise Mobile Equipment. It has a 500 gallon tank and Hale pump. It is powered by a 400 hp Detroit diesel engine and has a complement of lighting by Federal Signal. It was the first of four new Spartan/BME engines to go into service. Other specifications are as follows:
- Top-mount pump and speedlays
- 42,500 lb. gross vehicle weight rating
- Allison EVS automatic transmission
- Air brakes with Anti-lock (ABS) braking system
- Aluminum body
- Rescue style compartments
- Roll-up doors by ROM
- Slide-out vertical tool boards
- Stainless steel pump panel
- Hale QMAX pump
- Hale 5.0 foam system
- 30-gallon foam tank
- 270-amp Leece Neville alternator
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