Martin Station
Built in 1972 and dedicated to Frank A. Hellenthal who donated the property, Martin Station is the original Bonny Doon Fire Station. This station is often referred to as the "Old Firehouse" or locally as "Station 32" because it predates the newer McDermott Station. Martin Station serves as our launching point for emergency services in the western part of Bonny Doon.
The station has an office/day room, four apparatus bays, and a workshop. The main water tank provides ten thousand gallons. The station has a fully automatic standby generator in case of power outages and serves as our fuel depot. The station has two phone lines, an Internet connection, a scanner, and both HAM and Public Safety radios. There is also open Wi-Fi and a Verizon cell extender.
Access to the facility is limited to firefighters, board and auxiliary members.
Martin Station is where we hold our fund-raisers. The old siren on the building that was used to call out the team in the days before radio-pagers now is used to announce the beginning of our fund-raisers in the spring and fall. If you hear it go off in the middle of the night, that means something BIG is up, and you should come and check in with us at the station.
We are very grateful that Martin Station is still standing. We came very close to losing it during the Martin Fire in 2008. You can still see the surrounding area in recovery after the fire.
Built in 1972 and dedicated to Frank A. Hellenthal who donated the property, Martin Station is the original Bonny Doon Fire Station. This station is often referred to as the "Old Firehouse" or locally as "Station 32" because it predates the newer McDermott Station. Martin Station serves as our launching point for emergency services in the western part of Bonny Doon.
The station has an office/day room, four apparatus bays, and a workshop. The main water tank provides ten thousand gallons. The station has a fully automatic standby generator in case of power outages and serves as our fuel depot. The station has two phone lines, an Internet connection, a scanner, and both HAM and Public Safety radios. There is also open Wi-Fi and a Verizon cell extender.
Access to the facility is limited to firefighters, board and auxiliary members.
Martin Station is where we hold our fund-raisers. The old siren on the building that was used to call out the team in the days before radio-pagers now is used to announce the beginning of our fund-raisers in the spring and fall. If you hear it go off in the middle of the night, that means something BIG is up, and you should come and check in with us at the station.
We are very grateful that Martin Station is still standing. We came very close to losing it during the Martin Fire in 2008. You can still see the surrounding area in recovery after the fire.
