Bar Rescue · S8 E36
Firehouse Sports Pub
Nampa, Idaho
It rebranded and carried on. It now goes by Dave's Firehouse: A Local Bar.
The short answer
Established 2007, relocated to a larger location in 2017.
What happened on the show
A firehouse-themed bar outside Boise was struggling under an owner with an excuse for everything. At Firehouse Sports Pub in Nampa, Idaho, the owner's habit of deflecting blame was the recurring obstacle, a man who met every problem with a rationalization rather than a fix. Established in 2007 and relocated to a larger space in 2017, the bar had room to succeed if its owner would stop making excuses. The rescue worked to force accountability and give the firehouse concept a disciplined operation. Taffer reopened the venue as Dave's Firehouse, a modernized take on the theme, betting that an owner made to own his mistakes and a sharper identity could steady a struggling Idaho bar, with the usual test of whether the changes would hold once filming wrapped.
After the cameras left
Dave's Firehouse stuck and is still operating. The firehouse-themed bar continues at 423 East Karcher Road in Nampa, which puts the status at high confidence as a renamed survivor. The room, established in 2007 and moved to a larger location in 2017, survived its rescue and carried the Dave's Firehouse identity forward, landing this one among the survivors of the eighth season, an Idaho bar whose excuse-making owner was pushed toward accountability and whose concept held onto its doors in the years after the episode aired.
Location
423 E Karcher Rd, Nampa ID 83687
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Confidence: high. Last checked 2026-07-19.