Location and Jurisdiction

Santa Barbara County Fire Station 24 is located at 99 Centenial Street on Los Alamos (map). They can be reached at (805) 934-6215. Staion 24's jurisdictional area is roughly bordered in the north by the Solomon Grade or the 9000 block of Foxen Canyon Road. In the south it extends to a area silghtly north of Highway 154. In the east it goes out to Zaca Lake and in the west it extends to San Antonio Road (East).

Equipment

Engine 24

Engine 324

Staffing

Station 24 is staffed by one Captain, one Engineer and one Firefighter.

History

In July 1954 the old Los Alamos Fire District (formed in 1928) received two lots in the town of Los Alamos (near the intersection of Centennial and Leslie Streets) from John and Agnes Parma through a quitclaim deed. A few years later in March of 1957 the County and the Los Alamos Fire district agreed to jointly build a fire station at the site. Bids went out and in June of 1957 and the contract was awarded to Valley Construction for $37,763.74. In January of 1958 the station was completed and was initially occupied by one County Firefighter and Los Alamos volunteers. Housing became an issue years later when the Station was staffed by full time professional firefighters. In March of 1966 bids were requested and a month later a contract was awarded to G.W. Cann in the amount of 37,343.00 for the construction. The duplex was used as living units by County Fire’s married personnel, whose wives would work at the station as dispatchers for their respective districts. Currently the old duplex living units are used as office space for the Department’s Construction division and as quarters for the North Battalion Chief.