Since 1956, Fire Station 91 has been the only station serving this community, covering more than 12 square miles. Equal to the Cities of Burbank and Santa Monica, which have 5 and 6 Fire Stations in their communities

When Mayor Karen Bass visited Sylmar in 2023, she committed to working with Councilmember Monica Rodriguez to change that.

 

 

 

Today, the Mayor signed an ordinance removing a major obstacle that has delayed plans for Fire Station 31 on Foothill Boulevard.

Once built, the new station is expected to cut Station 91's service area in half, helping firefighters respond faster when every minute matters.

 

 

We're moving forward, and I'll never stop fighting to make Los Angeles safer. Said Bass at the press converence held November 2026.

 

Funding Sources and Amounts: 

• $5M MICLA - Municipal Improvement Corporation of Los Angeles

• $30 Million AB 1290  - Community Redevelopment Law Reform Act of 1993 (Rodriguez / Bass)

• $850,000 Federal Funds   - Congresswoman Luz Rivas

• $1.2M State Funds - Senator Caroline Menjivar & Assemblywoam Celeste Rodriguez

Thank you, Councilwoman Monica Rodriguez and Mayor Karen Bass

(Congresswoman Luz Rivas presenting a check to LAFD.)

Left to Right/ George Ortega, Sylmar Neighborhood Council Treasurer. Kurt Cabrera-Miller, Sylmar Neighborhood Council President. Congresswoman Luz Rivas. Lucille Floresta, Sylmar Neighborhood Council member. Felicia Bushwitz, Sylmar Neighborhood Council Vice President.

(Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez and Senator Caroline Menjivar presenting a check to LAFD)

Left to Right/ Congresswoman Luz Rivas, Assemblywoman Celeste Rodriguez, Senator Carline Menjivar, Kurt Cabrera-Miller, Sylmar Neighborhood Council President. Back Row/ Member of the Los Angeles Fire Department