Grand County breaks ground with new EMS station next to Middle Park Health (PHOTOS)
Meg Soyars Van Hauen/Sky-Hi News
Excavators moving dirt on a parcel next to Middle Park Health in Granby took a break on May 7 to celebrate moving closer to their goal — a new Grand County EMS Station 1.
EMS personnel, Grand County Sheriff’s Office staff, the county commissioners and others gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony for the station. The new project will replace the deteriorating, 1940s-era building currently in use.
Once completed, the station will house EMS, as well as provide space for the sheriff’s office. Thanks to its centralized location near downtown Granby and proximity to the hospital, response times for emergencies will be improved.
“We need to provide the people who provide us these crucial services with a great place to work and a great place to care for all the equipment that they have,” County Commissioner Randy George said.
George added that the new station will help with recruitment of additional personnel, who can live in dormitories on site. Potential employees will “be able to come up here and say ‘wow, this is really great and we want to live up here,'” he said.
The station will also function as a resiliency hub for disasters, providing shelter for residents and a logistics hub for first responders.
“By building a purpose-driven facility from scratch, we’re able to take lessons we’ve learned from previous incidents and exercises here in Grand County and apply them in a way that will meet the needs of our community for many years to come,” EMS Chief Austin Wingate wrote to Sky-Hi News.
-
From left: Grand County EMS Lieutenant Logan Price, Commissioner Randy George and EMS Captain Erica Mentzer at the groundbreaking for the new EMS station.
Meg Soyars Van Hauen/Sky-Hi News
-
From left: Grand County commissioners Merrit Linke, Randy George, Ed Raegner; county manager Ed Moyer and assistant county manager Micah Benson at the groundbreaking ceremony.
Meg Soyars Van Hauen/Sky-Hi News
-
Grand County EMS staff at the station groundbreaking in Granby on May 7, 2025.
Meg Soyars Van Hauen/Sky-Hi News
-
-
A bulldozer at the site of the future Grand County EMS station.
Meg Soyars Van Hauen/Sky-Hi News
-
Troy Neiberger of Big Valley Construction speaks at the groundbreaking. Big Valley is the contractor for the project.
Meg Soyars Van Hauen/Sky-Hi News
-
EMS Captain Erica Mentzer speaks to attendees at the groundbreaking ceremony.
Meg Soyars Van Hauen/Sky-Hi News
-
Commissioner Randy George speaks to attendees at the groundbreaking ceremony.
Meg Soyars Van Hauen/Sky-Hi News
-
-
County manager Ed Moyer speaks to attendees at the groundbreaking ceremony.
Meg Soyars Van Hauen/Sky-Hi News
Support Local Journalism
Support Local Journalism
The Sky-Hi News strives to deliver powerful stories that spark emotion and focus on the place we live.
Over the past year, contributions from readers like you helped to fund some of our most important reporting, including coverage of the East Troublesome Fire.
If you value local journalism, consider making a contribution to our newsroom in support of the work we do.