Santa Cruz Fire Department
From Santa Cruz County history wiki
The Santa Cruz Fire Department arose from groups of early volunteer fire-fighters such as the hose-cart teams. The first city fire station (1890s) was just off Pacific Avenue on Church Street.
Today's downtown fire station, shown at right, was built with WPA funds in 1936-40, at the same time as and nextdoor to the Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium.
- The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture, 4th edition (2023), chapter 3, item (23), page 68.
- "WPA projects in Santa Cruz County", SCPL Local History Articles.
Fire Station No. 2 was built in 1947 on Soquel Avenue in the Eastside neighborhood.
- The Sidewalk Companion to Santa Cruz Architecture, 4th edition (2023), chapter 7, item (33), page 212.
- see also History of the Santa Cruz Fire Department, SCPL Local History Articles.
Multiple other fire departments cover other areas of Santa Cruz County.
