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Officials say fire trucks have trouble getting in and out of the station because there's no drive-through access. When trucks come back from emergency calls, they must back into the station while cars and people are walking nearby on busy Welch Avenue.

Ames Fire Department: ‘Hey, we need your help’ for $10.5 million fire station

by Amber Mohmand, News Editor
Published October 22, 2025
Ames Fire Chief Rich Higgins and his department are used to answering calls for help — not making them. However, the Campustown station no longer meets safety needs, so the department is asking taxpayers to help fund a new fire station on State Avenue.