This is a blog version of a Facebook posting from August 20, 2024.

Groundbreaking for new Rocky Mount Fire Station 2 was held on Monday, August 26, 2024. It will replace a 1977 engine house that is located on the same site, at the corner of West Raleigh Boulevard and South Grace Street.

The new station will cost $11M+ and face West Raleigh Boulevard, not Grace Street. Program specifications include:

• Eight Bedrooms with built-in desk
• Storage Room
• Common Area Restroom (entrance from engine room) with separate shower for decon
• Community Bathrooms w/Showers (1 dedicated to female employees)
• Kitchen / Dayroom
• Gym / Workshop
• Community Room/Classroom
• Gear Wash and Decontamination Room for Dryer & Extractor with exterior entrance
• Gear Storage Room
• Laundry
• A method (pole, slide, or steps) to quickly access the engine room from the upstairs mezzanine
• Pantry with cabinets for 3 shifts and room to store 3 shift refrigerators
• Three engine bays total, including two full drive through, double-stacked bays, and one half bay parallel to the Grace Street side with the front facing West Raleigh Blvd. The half-bay will have the gym and workshop located directly behind it.
• Captain/STO Office. 

[1] The property record card on the county web site is wrong and appears to be listing the details of the original Station 2. Thus no citation so far for square footage of current (closed) Station 2.

The Old Station

Above are views of the old station, which was addressed 824 S. Grace Street. It was deactivated on [goes here]. It’s located on a 1.15-acre lot, which is being expanded with added parcels. The one-story structure had [goes here] square-feet.[1]

This iteration of Station 2 opened in the spring of 1977. Exact date TBD. It cost $225,000 and replaced Rocky Mont’s first Station 2 on South Church Street. That historic building is still standing and houses the fire museum.

Sources

Program details from the design-build bid document, issued August 17, 2021, via Rocky Mount Telegram.

Photos of old Station from Rocky Mount Telegram, July 23, 2024.