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San Bernardino County opens new Fire Station 226 in Del Rosa, adds apparatus bay and staffing
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San Bernardino County celebrated the grand opening of Fire Station 226 in the Del Rosa neighborhood. County and tribal funding plus a CARP grant supported the project; the new station expands apparatus capacity and adds local positions.
San Bernardino County announced the grand opening of Fire Station 226 in the Del Rosa neighborhood on its county news program. County officials said the new, state-of-the-art facility replaces a temporary station built in 1976 and increases local emergency response capacity.
County leaders said the new station adds a third apparatus bay, up from two at the prior facility, and that the Del Rosa crews will handle structure fires, medical calls, hazardous-materials responses and rescues across areas that border the San Bernardino National Forest and the adjacent urban community. “The prior station had capacity for only 2 apparatus, and now we have 3 apparatus bays,” a county spokesperson said.
Officials described the project funding as a mix of sources. The County Fire District provided $7,000,000; county officials said the San Manuel Nation (referred to in remarks as the Yahavi'atam) contributed $3,500,000, and the county received a CARP grant of nearly $1,000,000 for off‑site improvements, including additional sidewalks. An unnamed county official said the county also has added 12 new positions in the city of San Bernardino tied to overall public‑safety staffing growth.
Speakers at the ribbon cutting framed the opening as an investment in preparedness: “This is a promise of investment into the community, not just for today, but for the future also,” the county spokesperson said. County materials shown during the program emphasized collaboration between San Bernardino County Fire, the San Manuel Nation (identified in remarks as the Yahavi'atam), and the city of San Bernardino.
The program did not specify an exact calendar date for when the station became operational, the detailed schedule for the new hires, or the timeline for the off‑site sidewalk work funded by the CARP grant. County officials said the CARP grant would add sidewalks to the community but gave no further timeline during the broadcast.
The county presentation noted the prior temporary station had been built in 1976 and that the new facility is intended to reduce response times and improve working conditions for first responders. The county suggested more stations will be added in coming years as the region grows.
The county posted the ribbon cutting and additional project information on its newsroom and public information channels; no formal board vote or ordinance was announced during the broadcast.
