It may have taken close to a decade to make it happen, but the unincorporated Alameda County community of Cherryland now has a new fire station. The 11,860-square-foot Fire Station 23 was officially unveiled Saturday at 19745 Meekland Ave., less than two blocks from the old Grove Way station that dates back to the late 1930s or early 1940s.
The two-story fire station, operated by the Alameda County Fire Department, currently houses a single fire truck equipped with water, hose and emergency medical equipment, but it has a garage that can accommodate up to two firefighting and emergency response vehicles. The station also has individual sleeping rooms for the three crew members on duty at a time; a community meeting room; an exercise room; a full-size kitchen; and offices for fire crews.