Santa Cruz County Firefighters Respond to Own Station in Early Wednesday Blaze

Santa Cruz County firefighters respond to own station in early Wednesday blaze

Crews in Santa Cruz County rushed to a fire early Wednesday morning to find themselves battling flames at one of their own stations, according to Cal Fire. Crews from Cal Fire’s San Mateo-Santa Cruz unit, the Santa Cruz County Fire Department, and the Felton Fire Protection District responded around 4:45 a.m. to reports of a fire at the McDermott Fire Station on Empire Grade Road. When they arrived, firefighters found a water tender — a truck us…

Early morning blaze at Bonny Doon fire station

Around 4:45am Wednesday, firefighters learned of a fire at the McDermott Fire Station in Bonny Doon, at the intersection of Empire Grade, Ice Cream Grade and Felton-Empire Road. The response to 7276 Empire Grade Rd. included crews from Cal Fire, the Santa Cruz County Fire Department and the Felton Fire Protection District. BONNY DOON The McDermott Fire Station is located at 7276 Empire Grade Rd. (Cal Fire CZU / Twitter) “First arriving resources…

Early morning blaze at Santa Cruz Mountains fire station

At around 4:45am today, firefighters learned of a fire at a small fire station in the Santa Cruz Mountains—at the intersection of Empire Grade, Ice Cream Grade and Felton-Empire Road in Bonny Doon, authorities said. The response to the McDermott Fire Station, located at 7276 Empire Grade Rd., included crews from Cal Fire, the Santa Cruz County Fire Department and the Felton Fire Protection District. “First arriving resources found active fire an…