Goleta preparing for next steps for new fire station
GOLETA, Calif. — Goleta is planning to build a new fire station for Santa Barbara County Fire Department. Fire Station 10 would be built on Hollister Avenue at the corner of Cathedral Oaks Road.
According to city documents, the fire station would be an 11,600 square foot one-story building. And it would sit on 1.2 acres across the street from Sandpiper Golf Course.
Some Goleta neighbors are excited for Santa Barbara County Fire Department Station 10 to be built next-door. Yaheya Quazi said the new station will make him feel safer and better protected.
"The fire is real, and it has happened three times already since we moved here. Two times was really close," said Quazi.
In September the fire station's plans cleared the Coastal Commission. The next step is to build a retaining wall on the northern side and relocate 36 trees on the property.
Vyto Adomaitis is Goleta's neighborhood services and public safety director. He said about what's next, "It's really at a phase where we'll be moving as quickly as we can to get the project planned and specifications completed. Going to the city council for authorization to go to bid. Awarding the bid. And then commencing construction."
The next closest Santa Barbara County Fire station is a little over two miles east of here. And when built Fire Station 10 will the westernmost station in the Goleta Valley.
Captain Daniel Bertucelli with Santa Barbara County Fire said the new station will be the fourth in Goleta.
"Having that station out there on the west end will decrease response times for the whole area of the Northwest Goleta Valley as well as the Gaviota Coast," said Captain Bertucelli.
He expects three or four responders to answer fire and water rescue calls. And he says the proximity to both the 101 Freeway and Haskell Beach will help with answering calls. City leaders hope for the station to open by 2022.
Monday the city announced they’re extending the deadline for proposals. For more information about the plans or how to apply, visit the City of Goleta’s website.
