Crime & Safety
Santa Clara Fire Station 8 To Close For Renovation
The fire station, one of two on Agnew Road, will be temporarily closed for ninth months starting Friday night.
SANTA CLARA, CA — An expansion of fire station 8 on Agnew Road is now underway, bringing long-term improvements to the Santa Clara Fire Department facility.
The $2.2 million renovation of the fire station was funded through outside sources.
The fire station will temporarily close for about nine months starting at 5 p.m. Friday.
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Built in 1975, the current station at 2400 Agnew Road is outdated for today’s fire service needs. The renovation will include a new dormitory wing, all-gender bathrooms, workshop, turnout storage room and other improvements.
Work is expected to be completed in early spring 2020 at which time Engine 98 will return to the station, which also houses three firefighters. During the renovation project, Engine 98 will respond to emergencies from the fire station 6 just down the road 1.3 miles away.
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Fire department staff conducted a response time analysis and found they will be able to maintain their response time goals of less than six minutes for apparatus and less than eight minutes for paramedics to arrive on scene for all emergencies.
More information can be obtained by visiting the Santa Clara Fire Department online.
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