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4 Environmental Analysis <br /> 4.14 Public Services <br /> a) Result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with the provision of new or <br /> physically altered government facilities, need for new or physically altered government <br /> facilities, the construction of which would cause significant environmental impacts, in order <br /> to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times or other performance objectives for <br /> any of the public services: <br /> i. Fire protection <br /> ii. Police protection <br /> iii. Schools <br /> iv. Parks <br /> V. Other public facilities <br /> 4.14.4 Impact Analysis <br /> IMPACT 4.14-1: Would the project result in substantial adverse physical impacts associated with <br /> the provision of new or physically altered government facilities, need for new or physically altered <br /> government facilities, the construction of which would cause significant environmental impacts, in <br /> order to maintain acceptable service ratios, response times or other performance objectives for <br /> any of the public services: <br /> i) Fire protection (Less than Significant Impact) <br /> SJC Fire would provide fire services to the Project facilities located in San Joaquin County. The <br /> nearest station is Tracy Fire Station 94, located at 16502 West Schulte Road in the City of Tracy, <br /> and is approximately 2 miles from the Project site. The Alameda County Fire Department would <br /> provide fire services to the portion of the gen-tie line corridor in Alameda County and the PG&E <br /> Tesla Substation. The nearest station is located at 7000 East Avenue in the City of Livermore and <br /> is approximately 8 miles from the gen-tie line corridor. The Project would be designed in <br /> compliance with federal, state, and local worker safety and protection codes and regulations that <br /> would minimize the potential for the occurrence of fire. The Project would require a temporary <br /> workforce for construction and eventual decommissioning, and one or two workers during Project <br /> operations to visit the facility on a weekly basis. Thus, the Project is not anticipated to contribute <br /> an increase in population that would cause an increase in the demand for fire protection and, <br /> specifically, result in a need for new or physically altered fire protection facilities. <br /> Project maintenance and operation may introduce potential ignition sources, such as <br /> transformers, the gen-tie line, switchyard, maintenance vehicles, and gas/electric-powered <br /> machinery. However, the potential fire risk is low for these Project components. All battery <br /> components for the battery energy storage system would be installed on concrete pads and <br /> contained within an enclosure to minimize the potential for sparks or ignition. All such enclosures <br /> would be in conformance with the SJC Fire and County regulations. <br /> During Project construction and decommissioning, the primary fire hazards would be heat or <br /> sparks from vehicles and construction equipment. These hazards could potentially ignite dry <br /> vegetation at the Project site, especially during the warmer, dry months between June and <br /> October. Additionally, construction activities, such as welding and grinding, could generate sparks <br /> that would increase the likelihood of ignition. Thus, dependent on the time of year and location of <br /> Griffith Energy Storage Project 4.14-5 Tetra Tech/SCH 2022120675 <br /> Draft Environmental Impact Report August 2023 <br />