Fire Station 3 closes

On July 16, the Chico Fire Department closed Station 3, which is located at the Chico Municipal Airport, due to the city’s financial troubles.

According to a press release from the city’s Fire Prevention & Life Safety Bureau, one firefighter will still be assigned daily to the airport’s aircraft-rescue firefighting apparatus to provide Federal Aviation Administration-required fire protection, thus avoiding the stoppage of commercial flights into Chico.

However, as noted in the press release, the closing of the station “will cause a significant delay in the arrival of Fire-Rescue resources in the north Chico area presently served by Fire Station 3.”