Relocating Fire Station 3 – Site Clearing Started

This is an ongoing blog posting about the project to relocate Raleigh Fire Station 3. Contents  Oct 2024 – Site Clearing Started Aug 2024 – Construction Bid Awarded May 2024 – Construction Bids Solicited Mar 2022 – Call for Artists Mar 2022 – Official Project Site May 2021 – Design Contract Awarded Nov 2017 – …

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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.

Relocating Fire Station 1 – Design Services Awarded

This is an ongoing blog posting about relocating Raleigh Fire Station 1. See also the  official project site.  Contents Aug 2024 – Design Services Awarded Feb 2024 – Site Selected, Project Restarted May 2020 – Project on Hold Nov 2019 – Conceptual Rendering July 2018 – Project Update Aug 2017 – Project Update May 2016 …

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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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Wilmington’s Temporary Headquarters, 1954 to 1956

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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Relocating Fire Station 15 – Construction Bids Solicited

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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Renovations Started at Cary Station 4

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 …

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