The community is invited to help celebrate the opening of the City of DeKalb’s fourth fire  station. 

A grand opening will be held Saturday, April 26 from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at Fire Station  Four at 1130 S. Malta Rd., near the Schnucks shopping center. Remarks will be made at  10:30 a.m. Tours of the facility will be available after the ceremony. 

The DeKalb City Council approved construction of the fourth fire station in July 2023 to  improve emergency response times in the City’s southwest quadrant. A groundbreaking  was held in May 2024, and the station went into operation on April 11.