SDUT: City unveils new $22 million fire station and city’s first electric engine in Torrey Pines

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UCCA president Jemma Samala and UCPG chair Chris Nielsen were among many city and community leaders who attended the grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for Torrey Pines Fire Station 52. This new fire station is one of three in the University City area.

From the San Diego Union Tribune:

City unveils new $22 million fire station and city’s first electric engine in Torrey Pines. Fire Station 52, located on the northwest end of the UC San Diego campus, was built on land donated by the university. The $2.1 million Pierce Volterra fire engine has a backup diesel engine that kicks in when the battery runs out of power. Torrey Pines Fire Station 52 — first envisioned more than a decade ago by city and university leaders — was officially opened on Thursday and will be home to the city’s first electric fire engine.

Read and share the article from Karen Kucher, The San Diego Union-Tribune, published on October 17, 2024, on the San Diego Union-Tribune website:

City unveils new $22 million fire station and city’s first electric engine in Torrey Pines

YouTube: On October 17, 2024, Mayor Todd Gloria was joined by civic and community leaders to celebrate the grand opening the City of San Diego’s newest and most environmentally friendly fire station – Fire Station 52 near the UC San Diego campus. UCCA’s president Jemma Samala provided her remarks at approximately 10 minutes into the video.

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