Should Costa Mesa's Fire Station No. 1, built in 1961, be replaced?

Should Costa Mesa’s Fire Station No. 1, built in 1961, be replaced?

Nov. 14, 2015 4:58 PM PT

Costa Mesa city officials are hosting a community meeting Monday to get input about replacing Fire Station No. 1 on Royal Palm Drive.

The station, built in 1961, has foundation problems, structural damage and is not up to current building codes and standards, officials say.

They’re proposing to build a new, $7-million station that spans 11,675 square feet, which is slightly bigger than the roughly 9,000-square-foot one there now. It would have a variety of features, including 10 firefighter dorm rooms, administrative offices, a kitchen, dining room, day room, physical training room and mechanic shop area.

Construction could start in January 2017.

Monday’s meeting begins at 6 p.m. at the station, 2803 Royal Palm Drive.

Bradley Zint

Bradley Zint left Times Community News in 2018. He was a general assignment reporter for the Daily Pilot, where he worked since 2010. At the Pilot, he also was a copy editor, classical music columnist and reporter covering Costa Mesa and Newport Beach. He previously worked in Hermosa Beach, Long Beach, Alaska and Massachusetts. He is a graduate of Cal State Long Beach, where he served as editor-in-chief of its campus newspaper, the Daily 49er.