Boise Fire Department got its roots with the beginning of a volunteer fire department in 1876.  In 1906, though, with 28 men on the roster, Boise Fire Department became a full-time paid city fire department.  Today, Boise Fire serves a city population of 196,000 people and provides automatic and mutual aid to Ada County, with a combined force of 14 stations, an ARFF station at the airport, and planning for future growth.

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Station 5 is located at 212 South 16 Street.  This is the oldest current location for a fire station in Boise.  A building originally built at 16th and Front in October, 1906, house Station 3 (Chemical Engine 3).  In 1912 a building was built to replace the station at the current location to house the new Station 2.  In 1920, due to budget cuts, the station was closed.  It re-opened in 1951 and has remained the main downtown response station.  It houses Engine 5 and the new Truck 5.

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