New Station Information
Located at 10550 NW 112th Street
Malcolm Fire & Rescue is 100% Volunteer
Since 1947 we’ve pride ourselves on providing quality fire & rescue services to our community as volunteers.
Call Volume
Always Increasing
Back in the 1950’s the department averaged 8 calls per year. Today we’re averaging over 200 calls per year
Time Commitment
Our members commit thousands of hours per year running calls, doing training and community service events.
*The Malcolm Fire Department is 100% volunteer and since its beginning in
1947, has maintained a full roster of members.*
Station History
Our first station was a 2 stall garage. While we are unsure of it’s origins, we took over the building in the early 1950’s.
FUN FACT: This building still exists today. When the new station was built, this building was moved to a private residence out in the county where it remains to this day!
In 1973 we built a new 60×60, 4 bay station. This would be the start of the building we remain in today.
In 1993 we added 2 more bays for a total of 6 bays that we have today. While this building has served us very well, we’ve run out of space with growth of apparatus size and the number of apparatus we have today.
New Station Concept
Exterior Rendering
Floor Plan – 1st Floor
Funding
We have carefully evaluated everything regarding the cost of recently built, and under construction fire stations, and have decided to move forward now as we’re unable to keep up with community and department demands in our existing building, all the while construction costs continue to grow considerably higher each year.
In late 2024, the Rural Fire District Board took action under State Statute 35-509 to issue bonds to fund construction of the new fire station. At this current time, the Board has finalized financing for $2,500,000 of construction expenses. The current repayment of the bond is 20 years, at an effective rate of 4.84%. The Board plans to issue a second series of bonds in 2025 to fund the remaining costs of construction.
The cost for the new station is estimated to be between $4.5 and $4.9 million. Through the planning and execution of the project, we will be as conservative as possible without cutting corners that would ultimately cost the community more in the long run. At the completion of the new station, our current building will be sold and the proceeds from that sale will go towards the cost of the new station.
We understand the importance of being financially responsible and do not take that lightly. We are extremely proud of the services we provide and the support we have from this community, and we thank you for that continued support as we move forward.
