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SJFD Hosts Groundbreaking Ceremony for New Fire Station 32
City of San José leaders using ceremonial shovels at the First Station 32 groundbreaking.
Watch event recording: https://youtu.be/cB4VYB_0Tv4On the morning of Thursday, September 26, 2024, community members and local officials gathered for a groundbreaking ceremony for the brand-new Fire Station 32 on the corner of Olinder Ct. and Felipe Ave. This event featured several high-profile speakers, including San José Mayor Matt Mahan, District 7 Councilmember Bien Doan, Fire Chief Robert Sapien, Jr., Public Works Director Matt Loesch, and former Mayor Sam Liccardo. Additionally, SJFD's Engine 16, several SJFD deputy chiefs and battalion chiefs, SJPD officers, City Manager Jennifer Maguire, and Deputy City Manager Jennifer Schembri, among others, were in attendance.
Mayor Mahan began his speech with an impactful statement on the importance of Fire Station 32.
“I’m told Station 32, as soon as it opens, will quickly become the busiest station in the City. There’s a lot of need for emergency response right here, and this is going to have a huge impact for the community in terms of making people safer, cutting down response times, and relieving our often-overstretched Department.”
Mayor Mahan then added a few notes about features coming to Fire Station 32.
“A station that will have separate sleeping quarters and bathrooms that will better serve the women and men of our fire department. And a station, by the way, that will be fully electric as we march towards our goal of being carbon neutral by 2030 and electrify everything on our path there."
A digital rendering of SJFD's upcoming Fire Station 32.
Fire Chief Robert Sapien, Jr. reiterated the importance of the new facility and what it will do to improve response times to local residents in need.“This station that we’re at today was identified as the most critical need in terms of call demand. What we learned when we prioritized this site was that the surrounding five stations are responsible for 25% of the total call volume that is spread across 34 different fire stations. This is a core area of service delivery and very important, and putting a station right here is going to give much needed relief to those other five stations but also improve response times in the immediate area.”
Construction is slated to be finished in Spring 2026.