Anaheim broke ground Wednesday, July 19, on its first new fire station in 10 years.
Station 5, serving the neighborhoods around the 57/91 interchange as well as freeway incidents, will move into the 9,481-square-foot building at 2540 E. La Palma Ave. in about a year.
The current fire house on North Kraemer Boulevard, more than 55 years old, then will be used by the city’s public utilities. It is more than half the size of the new station. The $5.4 million fire station, which department officials said will improve response times, is expected to take some of the pressure off of the station that serves the Broadway area.
“It gives us a much better access back into the north part of the city,” Fire Chief Randy Bruegman said. “It’s a busy corridor up there. The goal is to reduce area response times to four minutes or less.”