Resources - Facilities

The Diamond Springs/El Dorado Fire Protection District has five fire stations:

Station 49   is in downtown Diamond Springs. This station has two District-funded personnel, staffing a rescue and fire engine 24 hours a day. This facility is the administrative headquarters of the District. The station is of modern construction and meets the requirements of the Building Code for an "essential services facility". The building is approximately 14,385 square feet and provides for future facilities in excess of 20 years. This facility is a community complex and includes a 6080 square foot firefighters hall. The firefighter's association and District are nearing completion of the fire training facility. This facility will remain the property of the Firefighters' Association and is leased by the District until the Association's loan is retired. The District will pay a lease equivalent to the loan payment until the loan is retired. The District will continue to lease the station for the balance of the lease for one dollar a year. Completion of this facility was a goal of past long-range plans. The fire station also serves as the alternate Emergency Operations Center (E.O.C.) for the County of El Dorado and the firefighter's hall is listed as an emergency evacuation center and has fill that position many times. This station is soon to be a base of operations for a twelve-hour advanced life support ambulance.

Station 47   is located in the Sleepy Hollow Subdivision in the north area of the District. This station is a volunteer-staffed facility and serves as a home to a resident firefighter. Staffing of this station is on a casual basis and is limited by a small volunteer turnout. This station's location may not be best suited in relation to response times. This facility was modified to accommodate additional personnel and service demands. Exterior improvements have never been completed. Planned improvements are scheduled for October 2003.

Station 48   is on Missouri Flat Road, north of Highway 50. Two personnel, who are funded by El Dorado County Service Area 7, staff this station. These personnel staff an advanced life support ambulance 24 hours a day. Pending development on the Missouri Flat corridor will require the widening of Missouri Flat Road. This would infringe on the existing fire station and would require that the facility be moved. Direct development mitigation must fund replacement of this facility. This facility was recently modified to accommodate additional personnel and service demands. In the event of a needed expansion of Station 48, the existing sight is not suitable due to its size. Alternate station sites should be investigated within the scope of this plan.

Station 44   is located in the Golden West Paradise development in the south area of the District. This station is a volunteer-staffed facility and is home to one resident firefighter. Staffing of this station is on a casual basis with a good volunteer turnout. Issues regarding the maintenance needs have been addressed, but modification of the facility may be necessary to accommodate an additional resident. This upgrade is included in the scope of the plan, but may not be completed before the next revision. This facility serves as a key communications site for the county and facilities at this location may require an area set aside for the housing of communications equipment.

Station 46   is in the town of El Dorado. One person, on a forty-hour per week schedule staffs this station. This facility houses the maintenance facility for the Districts' vehicles. Issues regarding the maintenance needs have been addressed and this facility can accommodate the housing of resident firefighter(s) or may be set-up to function as a fully staffed fire station.

The construction of the training facility at Station 49 is nearing completion. Most major components of the facility have been completed. Some additional training props will be added in the near future. This will utilize a percentage of development funding. The training facility will remain the property of the Firefighters Association, under a lease agreement with the District. The Association will develop a landscaped area in the northeast corner of the facility. This area will serve the needs of the Firefighter's Association will also be utilized as a greenbelt area. This will utilized by the District for firefighter training and as an area to conduct outdoor fire prevention education programs.

 

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