Yucca Valley’s Fire Station #41 will be moving to a new location and officials say it won’t be moving too far, according to an updated plan.
At this week’s meeting of the County Board of Supervisors, the board approved a commitment to purchase a piece of land with an eye towards building a new fire department. The lot is 4/5’s of an acre of undeveloped land located on Joshua Lane just north of Yucca Trail and south of the new county library. The new location is on the same block as the current fire station #41, located west of the library.
State, county, and local officials have been working more than a year on finding a location for a new fire station to replace the existing fire station #41, which was built in the 1950s. San Bernardino County Fire Chief Dan Munsey said that though the current station was renovated in the 1990s, it was inadequate for the modern needs.
The parcel must be reviewed thoroughly before any sale can be approved, but the Board’s commitment means that the necessary reviews can move forward.
Chief Munsey said the county had struggled to find affordable land in Yucca Valley, and that as of earlier this year, they planned to conduct additional renovation and modernization of the existing fire station. But the new parcel on Joshua Lane was found, and determined to be fit for further study.
Plans have been drawn up for a new fire station #41, featuring a community meeting room. Chief Munsey said that current plans are to convert the old fire station on Twentynine Palms Highway into an administrative building.
