According to a report from KRCR, South Shasta County, California, will be getting a county fire station located off Riverside Avenue and Ox-Yoke Road. The more than two-acre plot of land was donated to the county by Sierra Pacific Industries.
The new Station 47 will be about 10,000 square feet in size and house two firefighters and two fire engines, with more room to grow.
Approximately 30,000 people are currently served out of the airport fire station. CAL FIRE Chief Sean Kavanaugh says the new station will lead to faster response times, offering quick access with the Interstate 5 and 273 corridor to the north and south as well as down to West Anderson and to the eastern portion of the countyto Deschutes and the Balls Ferry Road area.
Kavanaugh says he hopes the station will be ready to begin responses by next summer.