diff --git a/apps/state_mediator/config/config.exs b/apps/state_mediator/config/config.exs
index 4824cd1a..9b450a37 100644
--- a/apps/state_mediator/config/config.exs
+++ b/apps/state_mediator/config/config.exs
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@ config :state_mediator, :commuter_rail_crowding,
     "CR_CROWDING_BASE_URL",
     "https://keolis-api-development.firebaseio.com/p-kcs-trms-firebase-7dayloading.json"
   },
-  enabled: {:system, "CR_CROWDING_ENABLED", "true"}
+  enabled: {:system, "CR_CROWDING_ENABLED", "true"},
+  source: :s3
 
 config :state_mediator, Realtime,
   gtfs_url: {:system, "MBTA_GTFS_URL", "https://cdn.mbta.com/MBTA_GTFS.zip"},
diff --git a/apps/state_mediator/lib/state_mediator.ex b/apps/state_mediator/lib/state_mediator.ex
index 66c75fb3..380aaec9 100644
--- a/apps/state_mediator/lib/state_mediator.ex
+++ b/apps/state_mediator/lib/state_mediator.ex
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ defmodule StateMediator do
   def start(_type, _args) do
     children =
       children(Application.get_env(:state_mediator, :start)) ++
-        crowding_children(app_value(:commuter_rail_crowding, :enabled) == "true")
+        crowding_children(app_value(:commuter_rail_crowding, :enabled) == "true", app_value(:commuter_rail_crowding, :source))
 
     # See http://elixir-lang.org/docs/stable/elixir/Supervisor.html
     # for other strategies and supported options
@@ -94,9 +94,9 @@ defmodule StateMediator do
     }
   end
 
-  @spec crowding_children(boolean()) :: [:supervisor.child_spec() | {module(), term()} | module()]
-  defp crowding_children(true) do
-    Logger.info("#{__MODULE__} CR_CROWDING_ENABLED=true")
+  @spec crowding_children(boolean(), :s3 | :firebase) :: [:supervisor.child_spec() | {module(), term()} | module()]
+  defp crowding_children(true, :s3) do
+    Logger.info("#{__MODULE__} CR_CROWDING_ENABLED=true, source=s3")
 
     [
       {
@@ -114,7 +114,35 @@ defmodule StateMediator do
     ]
   end
 
-  defp crowding_children(false) do
+  defp crowding_children(true, :firebase) do
+    Logger.info("#{__MODULE__} CR_CROWDING_ENABLED=true, source=firebase")
+
+    credentials = :commuter_rail_crowding |> app_value(:firebase_credentials) |> Jason.decode!()
+
+    scopes = [
+      "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/firebase.database",
+      "https://www.googleapis.com/auth/userinfo.email"
+    ]
+
+    source = {:service_account, credentials, scopes: scopes}
+    base_url = app_value(:commuter_rail_crowding, :firebase_url)
+
+    [
+      {Goth, [name: StateMediator.Goth, source: source]},
+      {
+        StateMediator.Mediator,
+        [
+          spec_id: :cr_crowding_mediator,
+          state: State.CommuterRailOccupancy,
+          url: {StateMediator.Firebase, :url, [StateMediator.Goth, base_url]},
+          sync_timeout: 30_000,
+          interval: 5 * 60 * 1_000,
+          opts: [timeout: 10_000] ]
+      }
+    ]
+  end
+
+  defp crowding_children(false, _) do
     Logger.info("#{__MODULE__} CR_CROWDING_ENABLED=false")
     []
   end
diff --git a/apps/state_mediator/lib/state_mediator/s3_mediator.ex b/apps/state_mediator/lib/state_mediator/s3_mediator.ex
index 11427f17..8a9ed3f6 100644
--- a/apps/state_mediator/lib/state_mediator/s3_mediator.ex
+++ b/apps/state_mediator/lib/state_mediator/s3_mediator.ex
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ defmodule StateMediator.S3Mediator do
          {:ok, %{body: body}},
          %{sync_timeout: sync_timeout, module: state_module} = state
        ) do
+    {:ok, json} = Jason.decode(body)
+    IO.inspect(json)
     debug_time("#{state_module} new state", fn -> state_module.new_state(body, sync_timeout) end)
 
     schedule_update(state)
diff --git a/config/runtime.exs b/config/runtime.exs
index 84c61c0d..dd7b502e 100644
--- a/config/runtime.exs
+++ b/config/runtime.exs
@@ -66,7 +66,8 @@ if is_prod? and is_release? do
     secret_key_base: System.fetch_env!("SECRET_KEY_BASE")
 
   config :state_mediator, :commuter_rail_crowding,
-    firebase_credentials: System.fetch_env!("CR_CROWDING_FIREBASE_CREDENTIALS")
+    s3_bucket: System.fetch_env!("CR_CROWDING_S3_BUCKET"),
+    s3_object: System.fetch_env!("CR_CROWDING_S3_OBJECT")
 
   config :recaptcha,
     enabled: true,