Location and Jurisdiction

Santa Barbara County Fire Department Station 17 is located at the northwest corner of the University of California, Santa Barbara Campus, at the intersection of Mesa and Stadium Roads in (Public Safety) Building 547 (map). They can be reached at (805) 681-5517. Fire Station serves the UCSB campus and areas of Goleta. Station 17’s service area is bounded to the north by Hollister Avenue, to the south by the Pacific Ocean, to the east by Highway 217 and to the west by Camino Del Sur.

Equipment

Station 17's Engine 17

Staffing

Fire Station 17 is staffed by three personnel, one Captain, one Engineer and one Firefighter.

History

It was 1947 and the Mesa area of the Goleta Marine Air Base or as was commonly known at the time as the "Goleta Sandspit" had been declared surplus property by the War Assets Administration. Both the County and the University of California submitted bids for the desired 413 acres of property and so in April of 1948 the County consented that is was in the best interests of the County for the University to acquire the property.

In 1967 a Public Safety building was constructed on the northwest corner of the campus by the University and in 1968 it was occupied by University Fire Personnel.

Five years later a agreement was entered into by the University Board of Regents and the County where the County would provide fire protection to the campus and the surrounding areas.