SANTA CRUZ COUNTY
SARATOGA SUMMIT
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October 17, 1934: "The living quarters will include a dormitory with a capacity of ten, a locker room, a screen porch and a kitchen.
Though a watch tower will be combined with the water-tank house, the present tower at Mt. Bielawski with Fred Herring in charge will be maintained, according to W.D. Winters, state forester in charge of Santa Clara county.
Water will be obtained somewhere near the highway intersection and will be piped to the station. A power line which will cost an estimated $900 additional may have to be built. The water tank will have a 5000-gallon capacity. The lookout tower on top of it will be 40 feet high." (Santa Cruz Evening News)
Though a watch tower will be combined with the water-tank house, the present tower at Mt. Bielawski with Fred Herring in charge will be maintained, according to W.D. Winters, state forester in charge of Santa Clara county.
Water will be obtained somewhere near the highway intersection and will be piped to the station. A power line which will cost an estimated $900 additional may have to be built. The water tank will have a 5000-gallon capacity. The lookout tower on top of it will be 40 feet high." (Santa Cruz Evening News)
October 19, 1934: "Being rushed to completion at a cost of $4000, the new State fire suppression station on Saratoga Summit near here will be ready for use November 15, it was reported today. The station will include housing accommodations for 10 men, a four car garage, lookout tower, fire fighting equipment and a tank house." (Oakland Tribune)
May 10, 1935: "The inspection party stopped off for lunch at Saratoga Gap, where an SERA camp is located and men are working on clearing fire trails, etc. Near this camp is now being built the big tri-countys fire station which will serve San Mateo, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties the year around. Three pieces of equipment, one from each county, and thirty men will be stationed at this barracks, a sort of headquarters. Construction of a seventy-foot lookout tower will start next week." (San Mateo Times)