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Council approves acquisition to site a future Sylmar fire station; members urge wider station repairs
Summary
The City Council voted to acquire property for a future Sylmar fire station and debated broader needs to repair aging fire houses; sponsors said the purchase is part of a long-standing promise to a community with high wildfire risk.
The Los Angeles City Council approved acquisition of property intended to house a future fire station in the Sylmar neighborhood and discussed a wider need to repair and replace aging fire stations across the city.
Councilmember Rodríguez, who sponsored the measure, said Sylmar has faced decades of wildfire risk and understaffed or outdated fire-station coverage. She thanked Councilmember Park and city fire leadership for working on the acquisition and said the purchase…
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