UPDATE: 2024 Nov. 13: Of the three sites under consideration, the County Council selected SITE A (the existing location for Fire Station #4, 4401 Diamond Drive) at the November 12th Council meeting as the new Fire Station 4 location.
The Los Alamos County Fire and Public Works departments held three public meetings to discuss the site selection process for replacing Fire Station 4. The first was held on Monday, Sept. 23rd, the second on Tuesday, Oct. 15th, and the third on Monday, Oct. 21st. If you missed these meetings you can watch them on the County Project webpage, Fire Station 4 Replacement: Site Selection.
The three proposed sites for the new fire station are the following County-owned parcels:
- Site A - Current Fire Station 4, 4401 Diamond (Institutional Zone District)
- Site B - Golf Course Maintenance Yard, entry at 9999 San Ildefonso (Open Space - Active Open Space Zone District)
- Site C – 101 North Mesa (Open Space - Public Park Zone District)
Why do we need a new Fire Station #4?
• The existing facility is dated
• The standards for new fire stations are not being met
• Technology advancements are limited
Fire Chief Troy Hughes presented the Fire Station #4 replacement project to the County Council on June 20, 2023. You can watch the presentation which begins at 2:23:38. In addition, LiDAR scans and drone footage of each site are included on the County's project web page “Fire Station 4 Replacement: Site Selection” at https://losalamosnm.us/FS4-SiteSelection.