SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - The City of Santa Maria has received $1.2 million in federal funding to help expand Fire Station 1, which is located in the heart of city in the downtown area.
The federal award was recently secured and announced by Congressman Salud Carbajal (D-CA-24) and will help Santa Maria fund the project that is slated to cost $6 million.
"On behalf of the City of Santa Maria and our 110,000 residents, I want to extend our deepest thanks to Representative Carbajal for securing $1.2 million for the Fire Station 1 Expansion Project," said Santa Maria Mayor Alice Patino. "This funding brings us significantly closer to completing a project that will strengthen emergency response in our downtown core and serve our community for the next 25 years. We appreciate that we have such a dedicated partner in Washington."
According to the Santa Maria Fire Department, Fire Station 1 handled approximately 5,400 calls last year, making the it the busiest fire station in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
"The Station 1 expansion was designed and developed for the growing need of our population right now, and expanding the services that we provide here in the downtown area" said Santa Maria Fire Chief Brad Dandridge. "What we're looking at is adding additional four bedrooms, two bathrooms, a weight room and a battalion chief facility where a battalion chief is going to be able to respond here in a fire service environment, as opposed to across the way in a repurposed, administrative classroom."
Located at the intersection of West Cook Street and South Pine Street, Fire Station 1 was built in 2002 when the overall population of Santa Maria was 79,000.
Less than 25 years later, the size of Santa Maria has risen to 110,000 and thousands more are forecast to increase the population over the next two decades
"Santa Maria is expected to grow between 25,000 to 40,000 people in the coming years by 2024" said Dandridge. "What we're looking at is trying to stay ahead of the curve. We're building now for the future. Station 1 right now houses a truck and an engine, but in the future, we may need to house additional personnel here."
With the city still short in funding, the timeline for construction and completion is still to be determined.
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