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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Presenting a map and infographic about early engine houses in Winston and Salem. View as JPG | PDF View selected source materials via Google Drive. Learn more about Winston-Salem fire history by Legeros.
Notes on Wilmington’s temporary fire department headquarters at 3 South 2nd Street, just south of Market Street, a leased building that was occupied from 1954 to 1956 during the construction of a new Station 1 at the corner of 4th and Dock streets. The construction bid for the new Station 1 was awarded in September …
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This is an ongoing blog posting about relocating Raleigh Fire Station 1. See also the official project site. Contents February 2024 – Site Selected, Project Restarted May 2020 – Project on Hold November 2019 – Conceptual Rendering July 2018 – Project Update August 2017 – Project Update May 2016 – Funding for Station Relocation August …
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This is an ongoing blog posting about the project to relocate Raleigh Fire Station 3. Contents 5/14/24 – Construction Bids Solicited 3/14/22 – Call for Artists 3/14/22 – Official Project Site 5/26/21 – Design Contract Awarded 11/5/17 – Property Purchased May 14, 2024 – Construction Bids Solicited On May 14, 2024, the city advertised for …
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This is an ongoing blog posting about relocating Raleigh Fire Station 15. Contents January 2024 – Construction Bids Solicited May 2023 – Replacement Project Budgeted March 2022 – New Doors Installed June 2016 – Federal Grant for Sprinkler Systems April 2019 – Sprinkler System Installed August 2015 – Station Renovations Project January 2024 – Construction …
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As announced on Facebook by the Statesville Fire Department, new Station 1 was activated at 12:00 p.m. on Monday, May 20, 2024, with Engine 1, Ladder 1, and Battalion 1 in service in their new quarters on Wilson W. Lee Boulevard. It replaced a 71-year old building at 316 S. Meeting Street, located 0.8 road …
On January 19, 2024, personnel at Cary Fire Station 4 at 1401 Old Apex Road were relocated from their 1987 engine house to a temporary facility added at the front of the building. Engine 4 was moved into a metal shelter beside a modular living unit. The other unstaffed units at Station 4, including a …
The first fire department building in Wrightsville Beach was located in the 400 block of Waynick Boulevard, along with the police department, town hall, and coast guard station. Building erected in [goes here] Fire chief had residence upstairs Town hall and police station was next door. The original building was a small, wood frame cottage …
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This is a blog version of a Facebook posting from April 2021. New from the Legeros History Labs. Each and every iteration of city fire stations with multiple versions. Plus the training tower and shop. Plus pics of all the one-and-done (to date) stations. View JPG | PDF See other visual histories