Henderson Fire Department, Station No. 2
Posted by: Groundspeak Regular Member showbizkid
N 36° 19.672 W 078° 24.116
17S E 733208 N 4023448
This stately firehouse is located in the county administration complex in Henderson, North Carolina and was built in 1908.
Waymark Code: WME1E
Location: North Carolina, United States
Date Posted: 06/01/2006
Published By:Groundspeak Premium Member Kurt Franke
Views: 25

Henderson Fire Station #2 was built in 1908 and was originally a horse-drawn fire company. This fire station is a two-story structure with a clock tower. The clock in the tower is still operable and chimes every hour.

The apparatus floor still has grooves in the floor, where horse urine was able to drain away. The side door on Young Street has rounded granite corners, so if the hubs of the horse wagon hit them going out of the door they would not get stuck. The inside of the clock tower has hooks, with which the fire hose was pulled up to the top for drying. A shiny brass slide pole still stands inside.

Paid or Volunteer: Paid

EMS Involvement: yes

Has 911 Dispatch: yes

Has Emergency Call Box: no

Has Emergency Siren: no

Has Fire Pole: yes

Average Alarms Per Year: 1437

Number of Firetrucks: 3

Related Website: [Web Link]

Physical Address:
205 North Garnett Street
Henderson, NC
27536-4639


Number of Emergency Staff: Not Listed

Rating: Not listed

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