New home for 104

City, county and fire officials break ground on new fire station on Golden Valley Road

Construction of the new home for Fire Station 104 is officially underway as city and county officials gathered Thursday for the groundbreaking.

“We have become a big city from three decades ago, and this new fire station is going to go a long way to providing the best possible service for city and county residents,” Santa Clarita

Mayor Laurene Weste said to the crowd during the ceremony.

The site is located at 26901 Golden Valley Road, near Newhall Ranch Road. Just south

from there on Golden Valley Road was its original location, but is now the construction site of the new Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, which celebrated its groundbreaking late last month.

Since April, services out of Fire Station 104 have temporarily relocated to Fire Station 150.

With 11,000 square feet, the station will house as many as nine fire personnel, apparatus space, a training and exercise room, a kitchen and central office.

Its design, which will incorporate water- and energy-smart systems is “critical in its location and size,” said Mark Pestrella, Los Angeles County director of Public Works.

“It’s a critical facility to the community and those that inhabit it have to be protected as well,” he added. “This building should be here after a major earthquake and after a major fire.”

A civic art component, designed by Martinez Architects Inc., will also be incorporated.

The project cost is estimated at $14 million.

Weste and county Supervisor Kathryn Barger both said they were proud of the coming of Fire Station 104.

“I know the new station is a necessity of the SCV and to properly house our firefighters,” Barger said. “Fire Station 104 will be a fixture in the community and serve as a home base for our extraordinary team.”

Construction commenced in late July and the station is slated to open for service in September 2019, according to Pestrella.

Cory Rubin/ The Signal From left: Mark Pestrella, Los Angeles County director of Public Works; Councilman Bob Kellar; Mayor Pro Tem Marsha McLean; Councilman Cameron Smyth; Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby; Los Angeles County 5th District Supervisor Kathryn Barger; Mayor Laurene Weste; and Councilman Bill Miranda break ground at the new Fire Station 104 site. (Below) An artist’s design displays the new Fire Station 104, which will be located at 26901 Golden Valley Road, near Newhall Ranch Road.

Cory Rubin/ The Signal Los Angeles County fire engine 104 sits in front of its future home on the corner of Newhall Ranch Road and Golden Valley Road. (Below) Firefighters from Fire Station 104 take in the ceremony at the site of the new station on Thursday.