Camp Lejeune Fire Stations Past and Present
Research notes on Camp Lejeune fire stations, plus a montage of photos created in 2015, with photos by Pete Brock and Lee Wilson (last image). Read research notes (PDF)
Archive of posts filed under the Stations category.
Renovations at Raleigh Fire Station 7
Renovations are poised to start at Raleigh Fire Station 7 at 2100 Glascock Street. The 1959 engine house will be upgraded with improvements including new bathrooms and showers, new windows and flooring, LED lighting, and bifold bay doors. During the estimated four-month project, Squad 7 will move to Fire Station 11 at 2925 Glenridge Road. …
Relocating Fire Station 1 – Update – February 2025
This is an ongoing blog posting about relocating Raleigh Fire Station 1. See also the official project site. Contents Feb 2025 – Documents and Permits Dec 2024 – Professional Services Awarded Aug 2024 – Design Services Awarded Feb 2024 – Site Selected, Project Restarted May 2020 – Project on Hold Nov 2019 – Conceptual Rendering …
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New Sandy Plains Public Safety Station
At last week’s Wake County Fire Commission, county staff provided information on the long-planned “northern hook” station for far northern Wake County. The site has been selected, a concept design has been created, and a project timeline has been established. Here are the details: Name – Sandy Plains Public Safety Station Agencies Using – Northern …
Relocating Fire Station 3 – Construction Update
This is an ongoing blog posting about the project to relocate Raleigh Fire Station 3. Contents Feb 2025 – Construction Update Nov 2024 – Design + Public Art Unveiled Nov 2024 – Community Meeting Scheduled Oct 2024 – Site Clearing Started Aug 2024 – Construction Bid Awarded May 2024 – Construction Bids Solicited Mar 2022 …
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Broughton Hospital Fire Brigade
Remembering the Broughton Hospital Fire Brigade in Morganton. The hospital opened in 1883 as the Western North Carolina Insane Asylum. It state’s second psychiatric hospital, after one was established in Raleigh. The new hospital was built on a 283-acre site, just south of downtown Morganton. In 1885 and 1886, two new wings were added, expanding …
Wake County Fire Stations Infographic
With a number of new fire stations recently opened in Wake County in the last year–Apex, Fuquay-Varina, Garner, two in Knightdale, and Morrisville–let’s look at all engine house across the county. Here’s new infographic with their pictures. Photo credits: Google Street and Legeros. View as JPG (3.9M) | PDF (4.3M)
Polly Watson Merging with Nahunta Fire Department
News from Wayne County. Effective September 1, 2024, Polly Watson Fire Department merged into Nahunta Fire Department. There are now two NFD stations, the main station (Nahunta) on Nahunta Road and a satellite station (Polly Waston) on Highway 581. The departments share 114 years of combined history, organized in 1958 and 1976 respectively.
New Rocky Mount Station 2
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 …
History Bits About Salem’s Old Town Hall and Fire Station
Morning history. This week we’re digging into the history of Winston-Salem’s engine houses, both older and newer. Found some neat notes about the old Station 2 at 301 S. Liberty Street, which everyone knows as the old Salem Town Hall. It became a Winston-Salem fire station when the cities merged in 1913. Learned that the …
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