HARBISON CANYON FIRE STATION REOPENS

February 10, 2009 (Harbison Canyon) — Like a phoenix arisen from
the ashes, a new fire station has opened to replace the Harbison Canyon station
that burned down during the 2003 Cedar Fire.

CAL FIRE-Rural Protection District held a grand opening to celebrate completion
of the new station,
which was funded by insurance, the Sycuan tribe, and Supervisor Dianne Jacob's
office.

The original wood station was among 300 structures destroyed by the Cedar
Fire. The station could not be rebuilt on the same site, because there
was inadequate room for fire trucks to turn onto the main street. Instead,
the new structure, built of pre-fabricated steel with a slate roof, is situated
on Harbison Road near St. George Drive.

"Fire stations are pillars of the community," District Chief Dave Nissen said
shortly after the groundbreaking in 2008. "It breeds confidence in the
community when you have a fire station."