The Santee Fire Department has acquired a new Type 3 fire engine, enhancing its capabilities just as San Diego County enters the peak of wildfire season.

Santee Police Chief Joseph Serrano remembers when the town’s police department was confined to two rooms at the Santee Fire District office. “It was a bit cramped,” he said. “But we graduated to a ...

Santee recently opened its first new fire station since 1964, part of a larger effort to broaden coverage and improve response times as demand for emergency services increases. Interim Fire Station 20 ...

Santee will open an interim fire station on Tuesday, October 14, nearly a year after voters rejected a sales tax increase that would have funded a permanent facility. The temporary station at the city ...