Palm Springs breaks ground for Fire Station #4 remodeling, expansion
A remodeling and expansion of the Palm Springs Fire Department’s Station No. 4 began Monday with a groundbreaking ceremony.
An expansion of the station, which has remained closed since mid-2016, has long been in the works to accommodate modern firefighting equipment and bring the station up to date with building code requirements. Fire Chief J. Kevin Nalder said once completed, it would house three firefighters and one engine and help enhance response times.
“We like to have a travel time of four minutes from the station to the furthest location,” he said.
City officials say that the nearly $4 million dollar upgrade of the station comes as a result of Measure J tax dollars. The measure was approved by voters in 2011 to increase the city’s sales and use tax by 1 percent, with revenues going toward a number of city services and development, including fire
station improvements.
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The ceremony included a nearly $50,000 public donation of seven breathing apparatuses from the Agua Caliente Band of Cahuilla Indians to the fire department.
“The men and women, they do a good job and they’re really the first responders or any issue or incident that may happen,” Jeff Grubbe, chairman of the tribe, said.
