Carlsbad officials marked the official beginning of the end of old Fire Station 2 in La Costa Tuesday, making way for a new station approved by Carlsbad voters in 2016. Built in 1969, before La Costa was officially part of the City of Carlsbad, the old, wood-shingled station no longer meets modern standards for fire and emergency medical services. The old station was designed to fit smaller 1960s fire engines and house only one firefighter who responded to less than 250 annual calls for service.
Today the station has a crew of five and responds to more than 4,000 calls a year. The new station will accommodate up to five emergency response vehicles, including a 60-foot ladder truck, fire engine and an ambulance. In keeping with the city’s Climate Action Plan, the new station will incorporate environmental sustainability features such as EV charging stations, solar and super-efficient fixtures. It will take about a year to build.
