This facility received the Career 1 Notable award in the 2024 Firehouse Station Design Awards. Find the full list of winners here.
Fire Station No. 1 is located adjacent to the city of Oceanside’s City Hall and was influenced by architect Irving Gill’s design of the first Fire Station No. 1 for Oceanside in 1929.
The station houses five bays for emergency vehicles, complete fire department administrative services and training/ meeting rooms. The second floor contains the living quarters for 14 fire personnel, with a kitchen, a dayroom and laundry facilities and provides for future expansions as the city grows.
The site amenities include an aboveground fuel tank, an emergency backup generator system, a covered parking area, an electronic rolling gate and an exterior exercise area.
The training room is designed to further the department’s education and knowledge, including with the installation of full computer connections for 20 people. The classroom also is designed for multiple training sessions with integrated technology, including touchscreen TVs. This allows for an ongoing education for the department and EMTs.
Training sessions are held at the same time with the aid of an accordion partition and direct access to the training area outside of the building.
Ladder protection bars were designed into the second-story elevation about six inches below the parapet. These are to be used by members during ladder training exercises.
Architect: STK Architects