New Irvine Fire Station
Fire Station 20 is located in Great Park
By Irvine City News staff
Fire Station 20, the newest fire station in Irvine, was dedicated today at a ceremony attended by local dignitaries, Orange County Fire Authority leadership and the community. The morning ribbon-cutting ceremony was held at the new station located at 7050 Corsair, near the cross street of Ridge Valley in the Orange County Great Park.
The new station will support Irvine's stellar reputation for safety by reducing response times, saving lives and ensuring the safety of residents of the Great Park Neighborhoods as well as visitors to the Great Park.
The program included a welcome by Greg McKeown, division chief of the Orange County Fire Authority. The invocation was given by the OCFA Chaplain Duncan McColl.
Councilmember Melissa Fox spoke from the podium about the new fire station's role in continuing to keep Irvine among the safest and most-protected cities in the nation. She also participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Bob Blankman, a former Marine who was stationed at the Marine Corps Air Station El Toro in 1943, had the honor of holding the scissors. Assisting him were city officials and police and fire staff.
Irvine Police Chief Mike Hamel as well as Fire Chief Brian Fennessy also offered remarks about the safety milestone that Fire Station 20 represents for the city.
The new station will support Irvine's stellar reputation for safety by reducing response times, saving lives and ensuring the safety of residents of the Great Park Neighborhoods as well as visitors to the Great Park.
The program included a welcome by Greg McKeown, division chief of the Orange County Fire Authority. The invocation was given by the OCFA Chaplain Duncan McColl.
Councilmember Melissa Fox spoke from the podium about the new fire station's role in continuing to keep Irvine among the safest and most-protected cities in the nation. She also participated in the ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Bob Blankman, a former Marine who was stationed at the Marine Corps Air Station El Toro in 1943, had the honor of holding the scissors. Assisting him were city officials and police and fire staff.
Irvine Police Chief Mike Hamel as well as Fire Chief Brian Fennessy also offered remarks about the safety milestone that Fire Station 20 represents for the city.