State-Of-The-Art OC Fire Station Opens In South OC Community

RANCHO MISSION VIEJO, CA — Rancho Mission Viejo residents have a new fire station close to home, after Orange County Fire Authority officials and community residents celebrated the opening of a first-of-its-kind interim fire station for the new Village of Rienda on Friday.

The roughly 2,600-square foot construction was built as part of the Fire Protection Agreement for Rancho Mission Viejo and will help improve response times to local calls and offer support to the existing station in Sendero, OCFA officials said.

Orange County Fire Authority employees will be able to live and work out of the facility, authorities said.

The interim fire station includes six dorm-style rooms, Captain's office, four bathrooms — including an ADA-accessible public bathroom — full kitchen, office space, dispatch area, day room, fitness room, telecommunications room and an apparatus to support three fire trucks.

The interim fire station features a modular concept facility that was designed, engineered, fabricated and assembled by custom modular construction company Xtreme Cubes. According to an OCFA news statement, modular construction is a "greener, faster and smarter way to build."

A modular building is a prefabricated building that consists of repeated sections called modules.

The new station will house a four-person engine company, and is estimated to be in operation for the next five to 10 years — or until a permanent station is built in a more central location within Rienda, officials said.