Location and Jurisdiction

Front of Fire Station 14Santa Barbara Conunty Fire Station 14 is located at 320 North Los Carneros Road (map). They can be reached at (805) 681-5514. Station 14 services the area South of Los Padres National Forest, North of Hollister Avenuse, East of Glen Annine Road and West of Fairview Avenue.

Equipment

Engine 14Station 14's Engine 14

 

 

 

 

 

Station 14's Engine 314


 

 

 



Staffing

Fire Station 14 is staffed with 3 personnel. One Captain, one Engineer and one Firefighter. Some shifts have one of the personnel double up and also work as a Paramedic.

History

The population of the Goleta Valley was booming and had tripled in the sixties, from 20,000 to over 60,000. The growth of the University of California, the City of Santa Barbara, the town of Goleta and the influx of research and development industries in the Goleta Valley all set the stage for an unprecedented housing boom, all of which required increased fire protection.
County Fire Chief Victor Mohr realized that as the Goleta Valley was becoming more urbanized there was a real and future need for a additional fire station to serve Goleta residents who lived north of the freeway.
So on November 7th 1967 the county purchased about 5 acres of property which now includes the historic Stowe House, some adjacent parkland and the Goleta Railroad Museum. The Fire Department budget paid about half in order to acquire space for the new fire station.
On June 9th 1969 a contract awarded to C.W. Cook and Co. for 65,900.00 for construction.
Construction was completed and on July 13th 1970 the station was occupied.
With orchards across the street and the adjacent parklands Station 14 still retains it’s rural feel even to this day.