COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KKTV) - The Colorado Springs Fire Department (CSFD) is hosting a grand opening for its new fire station, Station 24, located near Interquest Parkway and New Life Drive. The ceremony begins at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday.

This comes about two weeks after crews started operating out of the station.

“We are really excited to open this new station, and I think a lot of people have reached out and said, ‘We’ve watched it come up from the ground and we are excited to see it,’” CSFD PIO, Ashley Franco, said. “It is very needed on that side of town.”

As the north end of Colorado Springs continues to grow, demand for resources in that part of town is growing too. That’s a big reason behind the new station.

CSFD said that before Station 24, two of their other fire stations w

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