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BTN News Current News Aging Downtown Fire Station to be Replaced with State-of-the-Art Facility
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Station No. 4 to Serve Several Downtown Communities 
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“This is an important project that has not only provided good jobs for our members, but is improving public safety in Los Angeles,” said Danny Garcia, a business representative with Bricklayers Local 4. “You need the kind of skilled craftsmanship that building trades members provide to build the high quality public works that Los Angeles’ residents need.” The operations center will be a two story earthquake resistant structure supported by a pendulum base isolation system. It will have multiple levels of redundancy built into the mechanical and electrical systems so that center will remain operational during crises. The new facility will replace existing emergency communication facilities at City Hall East. The center will be approximately 82,000 square feet. The site is located at 500 E. Temple Street. The cost of the operations centers will be $71.88 million. The new Fire Station No. 4 is a two-story fire/paramedic station which will replace an inefficient, 58-year-old station, built not long after World War II. The new fire station will be a state of the art facility, designed to serve a modern fire department and the growing needs of the area. It will be approximately 40,000 square feet and house two apparatus bays and a hose tower. 
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On November 7, 2000, Los Angeles voters approved Proposition F. Proposition F authorized the issuance of $532.6 million in General Obligation Bonds to finance the construction and rehabilitation of Fire Stations and Animal Shelters throughout the City of Los Angeles. Proposition Q was passed by Los Angeles voters on March 5, 2002, with 67 percent supporting the measure. Proposition Q was a public safety bond measure, providing $600 million to improve, renovate, expand, and construct public safety facilities. “Thanks to the voters and their support for Propositions Q and F, Fire station #4 will be a state-of-the-art, well-equipped center to aid our firefighters and meet the community needs of today and tomorrow,” said LA City Councilwoman Jan Perry, whose district will be served by the new facility. “Our firefighters risk their lives daily in order to protect, serve, and save the lives of those who call Los Angeles their home. It is only fitting that they receive the benefit of a new and improved station. Additionally, I am proud of the men and women who are working tirelessly to see that this building is constructed in a way that meets our public safety officers’ needs for decades to come.” |
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