Located off NE 132nd Street, Kirkland’s new Fire Station 24 responded to its first call on Jan. 5.
Fire Station 24 officially opened on Dec. 16, 2021, with a ribbon cutting ceremony involving Kirkland City Council members. The purpose of this new facility is to reduce response times throughout the Finn Hill and Juanita neighborhoods.
“We’ve had a couple of delays, and that impacted our ability to open the station, and then one of the considerations was always not opening a station over a weekend or a holiday,” said Dave Van Valkenburg, Kirkland Deputy Fire Chief.
Although there have been some delays regarding the contractor completing what Van Valkenburg describes as “punch list items,” he said he appreciates the Kirkland City Council.
“The city set aside funds to build Station 24 over time, and that’s kind of unusual,” he said.