COUNTY News:

The community is invited to join Los Alamos County to celebrate the start of construction of the replacement for Fire Station #4 at 4401 Diamond Drive.

A groundbreaking ceremony will take place at 2:30 p.m., Wednesday, May 20, and the community will learn more about this important improvement to the local first response network.

The replacement project is much needed to modernize the station. The new LEED Gold Certified facility will provide co-ed spaces, which the current building lacks, for up to 10 first responders and will have dedicated space for EMS, public education, honor guard, and wildland fire divisions.

The station will be the first fully electric County facility. Modern heat-pump technology and photovoltaic panels will reduce the consumption of grid-provided electricity.

This project helps move the County toward its commitment to achieving carbon neutrality by 2050 as outlined in the Los Alamos County Climate Action Plan. Furthermore, the chosen location being adjacent to the current fire station minimizes impact to the land, while the carefully planned construction will minimize disruption to existing fire station operations.

Limited parking is available at the site and along Range Road, so the County is asking those who can walk a little distance to park at the golf course and take the tunnel and trail over to the fire station.