Encinitas firefighters celebrate grand opening of temporary station

Encinitas celebrated the grand opening of a new, temporary fire station Wednesday on the Pacific View Arts Center property with a ceremonial “push-in” of a fire truck.

The $2.1 million fire station — a two-bay, 1,600-square-foot garage, plus a 2,600-square-foot manufactured home with firefighter living quarters — is considered a “temporary” structure, but it’s built to last a while.

That’s because it’s going be at least a half-dozen years before Encinitas can start pursing a new, permanent replacement, Mayor Bruce Ehlers said before the start of Wednesday’s ceremony. The city’s next priority needs to be replacing Fire Station 6 in Olivenhain, and after that it can revisit the Fire Station 1 issue, he said.

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