Edmond’s Fire Station No. 3 on Danforth Road is on the verge of a big move after Fire Chief Terry Essary told the City Council on Monday night that the decades-old building no longer fits today’s service demands. The planned relocation would give fire crews more elbow room, modern pull-through bays and space for larger apparatus, officials say. If the council signs off, the change would reshape response coverage in northwest Edmond and free up the current site for potential reuse.
City Council meeting highlight: At Monday night’s City Council meeting, Edmond Fire Chief Terry Essary outlined plans to relocate Fire Station No. 3 on Danforth Road. https://x.com/i/status/2031463873639788834
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Chief Outlines Reasons And Budget
According to City of Edmond, Essary used Monday’s meeting to publicly lay out the relocation plan and repeat that the current Danforth station “no longer meets today’s service demands.” On the city’s capital projects list, “Fire Station 3 - Relocation/Construction” shows up as a $9,000,000 line item, giving Edmond a formal budget placeholder to chase design and construction work, per City of Edmond.
Why The Existing Station Falls Short
City officials have been calling out Station 3’s cramped footprint for years. A 2023 Journal Record story reported that the building at 1540 W. Danforth Road dates to the mid-1980s and does not have pull-through bays, which means fire trucks have to back into traffic, officials told the paper. Deputy Chief Chris Denton told the council that the layout creates safety and operational headaches and that a larger site would allow for three bays instead of two, the Journal Record found.
Timeline And Next Steps
City planning documents place the relocation on the capital projects list but do not pin down a specific construction start date. The paperwork notes that design, permitting and bidding could stretch the effort over multiple years. That budget line still gives staff the green light to begin design work while they refine cost estimates and schedules for public outreach.
What Residents Should Expect
Earlier reporting shows the city has already purchased an undeveloped lot near the southwest corner of Danforth and Kelly to host a rebuilt Station 3. Officials have said the current Danforth parcel could later be sold or leased, possibly to an ambulance provider, according to Journal Record. Residents who want to track the project should keep an eye on upcoming City Council agendas and the city’s project pages for more detailed design timelines and notices of public meetings.
