Carlsbad's First Firehouse

Carlsbad's First Firehouse (HM2DHB)

Location: Carlsbad, CA 92008 San Diego County
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Country: United States of America
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N 33° 9.683', W 117° 21.191'

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Built in 1942, the North Sector office of California State Parks was the first fire station in northern San Diego County. The Caifornia Division of Forestry (CDF) occupied the building until 1973 when California State parks acquired it.

From 1942 until 1952 the station's crews and volunteers were the primary, sometimes sole responders to fires in Carlsbad and along the coast between Oceanside and Del Mark to the south. Much of the area then was rural and unincorporated, and forest and brush fires were an ever-present danger.

The L-shaped, one-story building is an example of modern "ranch-style" architecture that came of age in Calfornia after World War II. It was hand-buil by CDF fire fighters. It features 18 inch thick stabilized adobe block and board and batten siding below the sloped rooflines. The concrete capped adobe perimeter walls are still standing.

The volunteer fire department formed in 1949 by Tom Walker of the California Division of Forestry.
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HM NumberHM2DHB
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Placed ByCarlsbad City Library & California State Parks
Marker ConditionNo reports yet
Date Added Saturday, January 12th, 2019 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)11S E 467067 N 3669233
Decimal Degrees33.16138333, -117.35318333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 33° 9.683', W 117° 21.191'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds33° 9' 40.98" N, 117° 21' 11.46" W
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Area Code(s)760, 619, 858, 909
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 2680 Carlsbad Blvd, Carlsbad CA 92008, US
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