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City and UC San Diego open Torrey Pines Fire Station 52; officials highlight electric engine and university partnership
Summary
Officials and UC San Diego leaders opened Fire Station 52, a two-story, 14,600-square-foot station the city says includes three apparatus bays, nine sleeping quarters and the city's first electric fire engine; UC San Diego contributed land and funds toward the project.
San Diego city officials, UC San Diego leaders and fire department officials marked the opening of Torrey Pines Fire Station 52, emphasizing the station's role in improving emergency response in University City and surrounding neighborhoods.
Council President Pro Tem Joe Lacava said Station 52 strengthens preparedness for campus and neighboring communities and highlighted the project's sustainability features. "This newest station exemplifies the city's commitment to public safety, support for our first responders, sustainability, and our continued partnership with UC San Diego," Lacava said.
UC San Diego Chancellor Pradeep Khosla described the complexity of transferring university land to the city and said the university contributed $20,500,000 toward the project. "We were able to work it," Khosla said, referring to the collaboration that produced the station.
San Diego Fire-Rescue Chief Robert Logan provided facility details: a two-story, 14,600-square-foot station with three apparatus bays, an office, workout room, first-floor equipment locker room and nine sleeping quarters on the second floor. Logan also noted operational design elements — separate living, cleaning and decontamination zones — and credited donors and project teams for the delivery.
Officials said the station includes the city's first electric fire engine and the city's first rapid electric-vehicle charging station to support fleet electrification. The mayor framed those features as part of the city's climate and fleet-electrification goals while stressing improved emergency response times.
No formal municipal vote was recorded at the ceremony; officials described the event as a ribbon-cutting and public acknowledgement of the partnership between the city and UC San Diego.
