Station 7 “Dripping Springs”

Boone County Fire Protection District Station 7, on Dripping Springs Road, has been serving the Dripping Springs community since 2004 when the station opened. As the population growth along the Highway 63 corridor, North of Columbia, increased so did the need for fire protection. Station 7 was built from general funds as a two-bay station.

Due to the growing popularity in the fire districts residency program, a modular home was placed behind the station in 2006. Firefighters lived there and responded from that location for many years until the passing of the 2014 bond issue. In February of 2016, with funds from the bond issue, construction began on the new fire station around the existing bays. The new station now has 4 resident rooms, a meeting room, day room, office and kitchen. Station 7 also received its second piece of apparatus, a tanker.

Many people ask how Station 7 got its number when it was actually the 14th fire station put into service. The Sturgeon Volunteer Fire Department was Station 7 and was still in operations in the late 70’s so the Boone County Fire Protection District skipped that number to establish Station 8 in 1977.

Station 7 provides great coverage north of Columbia and because of its location on Dripping Springs, can provide quick resources to assist Boone County Fire Stations 3 in Hallsville, 4 in Harrisburg, 5 in Prathersville and 6 in Sturgeon. Station 7 currently houses Engine 701, a 1983 fire engine, and Tanker 705, a 2016 model tanker.

There were 277 responses by dedicated volunteers out of station 7 in 2020.

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Station 7 “Dripping Springs” Run Map

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