New ConFire Fire Station: Completion Date In Sight

SAN PABLO, CA — Contra Costa County Fire Protection District, Con Fire, is getting a new fire station. A ground breaking was held last week at the new Fire Station 70 in the City of San Pablo.

When complete, the new station will replace temporary Fire Station 70, which has been in service nearby since the permanent one was severely damaged in the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake.

Fire Station 70 will be named the Captain Matthew Burton and Engineer Scott Desmond Memorial Stationin recognition of the ultimate sacrifice made by these Con Fire firefighters in the early morning hours of July 21, 2007.

Total cost for the new station is $13.5 million with the City of San Pablo contributing $4.5 million to the project.

The station should be finished early next year.

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