A June presentation to the San Francisco Department of Public Works reveals some preliminary designs for the 16,300-square-foot bayfaring base, which would house three fireboats on top of rescue watercraft and jet skis for delivering emergency personnel to waterfront hot spots in a hurry. The station's single fire engine would remain on land.

The existing 1915 building measures just a little over 6,000 feet, with only two boats complementing the one engine. Public Works calls the facilities "grossly undersized" and notes that “costly repairs continue to mount” keeping the centenarian structure in working order.

"The truck that's out at station three that this truck will be replacing is an '05, it's been a maintenance nightmare, costing the city a lot of money," Wolfgang said. "The dependability is just not there."