Dignitaries break ground on Quail Valley Fire Station No. 5 in Menifee. From left, Riverside County Fire Chief Bill Weiser, Supervisor Chuck Washington, Assemblymember Kelly Seyarto, Public Works Director Nick Fidler, City Manager Armando Villa, Mayor Bill Zimmerman, Councilmember Bob Karwin, Battalion Chief Bill Lawe, Councilmember Matt Liesemeyer, Mayor Pro Tem Dean Deines, Councilmember Lesa Sobek and Principal Engineer Carlos Geronimo. Valley News/Courtesy photo
To further strengthen public safety in Menifee, the City of Menifee officially broke ground on Quail Valley Fire Station No. 5, a new state-of-the-art facility that will provide a significant increase in the amount of personnel and equipment that can be utilized at the station.The new fire station will replace the existing Quail Valley Fire Station No. 5, located at the intersection of Goetz Road and Palm Drive/Ave Roble. The current station was built in the 1950s and is limited in capacity, housing only a few firefighters and two small-size fire trucks. The new, modern Fire Station No. 5 will be a 9,000-square-foot facility that can house up to six fire personnel and has a three-bay garage that can house large equipment, with room for future expansion. The new fire station has been de
