Fire Station #104 personnel and equipment are slated to temporarily move three miles down Golden Valley Rd. to Station #150, which will affect response times from Los Angeles County Fire Department until #104’s new facility is completed.

Devon Miller and Chris McCory contributed to this article. 

The temporary Fire Station #104, which has been the primary source for LACoFD first-responders to Santa Clarita establishments such as the Santa Clarita Aquatic Center, the Centre Pointe Shopping Center and the Santa Clarita Sports Complex, as well as hundreds of homes along Soledad Canyon, is scheduled to be closed by Tuesday morning.

The station has always been temporary, officials said, serving until a permanent base of operations was constructed for the team. The move that is scheduled for Monday is only temporary and the #104 will be moving into a new facility in approximately a year.

However, concerns from residents stem from the fact that there is currently no plan in place to create an additional temporary shelter in the jurisdiction that could be used by Los Angeles County Fire Department personnel until the newest facility is completed — meaning that for at least another year, #104 will be at another station, away from its jurisdiction.

According to LACoFD officials, personnel and equipment from #111, #126, #128, #150 will help cover #104’s district.

And despite three more miles being added between the #104 firefighters and their old station, LACoFD officials have instructed #104 personnel to maintain their current jurisdiction. Some concerned residents have stated that this will result in delayed response times for #104’s district.

Officials from the LACoFD confirmed to KHTS Friday afternoon that Station #104 would be relocating by Tuesday to Station #150 for the immediate future, but said response times would not be negatively affected due to the transition.

These statements reflect the findings that were reported on the official construction contract, adopted by the County Board of Supervisors on November 21, 2017.

“There will be no negative impact on current County services or projects during the performance of the recommended services,” reads the official document.

However, according to a search on Google Maps, many of the locations in the area will be further away from #104’s decade long location and jurisdiction.

For instance, if Station #104 receives a report of a drowning child at the Aquatic Center — a Santa Clarita hotspot for children during the summer that is within #104’s jurisdiction — officials would need to travel 3.8 miles from Station #150, as opposed to the .6 miles that they would have had to before.

The Aquatic Center, on Tuesday, would be closest to Station #111, located 3.6 miles away. Station #128 is 4.3 miles away and Station #126 is 4.4 miles away.

Additionally, Greenbrier Mobile Estates, a mobile home park located at the 21301 Soledad Canyon Rd., which is 87 percent 55+ senior residents, is within 2 miles of Station #104.

However, with the move to Station #150, #104 personnel will now be 4.7 miles away from the mobile home park. The closest station to Greenbrier until Station #104 is constructed will be Station #111, which is nearly double the distance from the temporary station.

And according to the initial LA County Board of Supervisors agenda item regarding Station #104 which was presented on Nov. 28, 2006, the station’s temporary location would be beneficial to the immediate area and that it would be in place until the new building is ready to use.

“The temporary fire station will reduce response times and will be in operation until a
permanent fire station is constructed,” read the 2006 document.

Since 2004, Station #104 was slated to move from its current, temporary facility into a new and improved facility. However, it was required to move in order to make room for the construction on the new Santa Clarita Valley Sheriff’s Station, which officials had known about since 2016.

LACoFD officials told KHTS on Friday that they did not have “time” to build a new temporary shelter.

LACoFD officials also stated that they could not comment further at this time.

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