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The new Wahiawa EMS headquarters at 640 California Ave. was designed by Paul Louie and Associates Inc. and constructed by StarCom Builders Inc. for $1.1 million.
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WAHIAWA UNIT HISTORY
1979. Wahiawa EMS Unit begins service working out of Wahiawa Fire Station and providing coverage from Helemano Military Housing to Waipi‘o Gentry, including all of Wahiawa and Mililani area. Call volume was about 300 the first year. 1995. Wahiawa EMS moves to a 200-square-foot office at Wahiawa General Hospital. Call volume increased to about 1,200 to 1,500 a year due to development in Mililani Town and Mililani Mauka. 2007. Construction starts for permanent Wahiawa EMS Unit headquarters at 640 California Ave. Unit handling over 1,700 calls per year. 2008. Construction completed on Wahiawa EMS facility servicing area from Helemano Military Housing to Kunia Road to Mililani Town/Mililani Mauka. Call volume expected to exceed 1,800 this year. -- Source: Emergency Services Department.
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Wahiawa paramedics at their new permanent headquarters are, from left, Justin Santiago, unit supervisor Laurie Grace, Kim Santos, Darcel Takushi, Eric Dignam, and Shalei Meneses.
Courtesy of Emergency Services Department
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The city's Emergency Services Department today dedicated its new paramedic facility in Wahiawa.
The 1,512-square-foot structure at 640 California Ave. on the same property as the Wahiawa Fire Station provides permanent headquarters for Emergency Medical Services Division personnel serving the area. The Wahiawa EMS unit has been operating out of a 200-square-foot office at Wahiawa General Hospital for the past 12 years.
The new facility, built for $1.1 million, is equipped with basic amenities such as a shower, toilet, kitchen and refrigerator that were not available at the old site, as well as a decontamination room, said department spokesman Bryan Cheplic.
An EMS facility was dedicated last year in Kapolei and a new one, which will be able to house two units, is planned for Young Street.
