STATION 10
STATION 10 IS ACTUALLY THE ORIGINAL STATION 1FROM 1926.
THE STATION WAS RENOVATED IN 1966 TO ACCOMMODATE THE NEEDS FOR THE DEPARTMENT AS WELL
AS A LARGER ENGINE WHICH WAS UNABLE TO BACK INTO THE SMALL ENGINE BAY.
IN 1997 THE STATION WAS AGAIN RENOVATED AS ENGINE 1 THE 1965 CROWN WAS TO BE REPLACED WITH
A MODERN ENGINE WHICH AGAIN WOULD NOT FIT IN THE CURRENT BAY.
STATION 10 AND 49 ARE THE ONLY 2 STATIONS IN THE DEPARTMENT TO STILL USE WOODEN DOORS FOR
THE APPARATUS BAYS.
STATION 10 LAST HOUSED PARAMEDIC TRUCK 1 UNTIL IT WAS DECIDED TO BRING TRUCK 1 BACK TO THE
CURRENT STATION 1 WITH ENG-1-INE.
NOW STATION 10 HOUSES THE 1965 CROWN ENGINE 1 AND CAN BE PLACED IN SERVICE AT A MOMENTS
NOTICE.
THE CURRENT PLANS FOR STATION 10 ARE TO ACTIVATE THE STATION DURING HURRICANE SEASON AS IT
IS CENTRALLY LOCATED LIKE THE CURRENT STATION 1, AND HAS ALL THE MODERN COMMUNICATIONS.
WHILE NOT BEING USED THE STATION IS MAINTAINED BY EVERY STATION IN THE DEPARTMENT ON A
ROTATION EACH MONTH.
THEY ARE TO STRIP AND WAX THE FLOORS, WASH AND WAX THE TRUCK, RUN THE ENGINE AND PUMP IT
FOR 1 HOUR, WHILE ALSO CHECKING ALL THE EQUIPMENT, AND FLUIDS IN THE ENGINE, CLEAN THE
BATHROOMS, KITCHEN, AND MOP THE ENGINE BAY.
THE ABOVE PHOTOS WERE REPRINTED FROM AN UNKNOWN DATE IN 1966 ALL MEMBERS IN THE PHOTO
HAVE SINCE RETIRED. THE FIREFIGHTER IN THE FAR LEFT WAS THE LAST TO RETIRE IN 1996 WITH 30
YEARS OF SERVICE FOR THE DEPARTMENT. HE BEGAN HIS CAREER IN 1966 SHORTLY BEFORE THE
ABOVE PICTURE WAS TAKEN, AND WAS ONE OF THE FIRST FIREFIGHTERS TO BECOME A PARAMEDIC NOT
ONLY IN THE DEPARTMENT BUT ALSO IN THE STATE IN 1974. HE QUICKLY MOVED UP IN RANK FROM
FIREFIGHTER/MEDIC TO A LEAD MEDIC ON THE RESCUE TRUCK, AND HELD HIS FINAL POSITION FOR 15
YEARS AS EMS CHIEF ON C-SHIFT.
RIGHT- THE REMODELLED STATION 3 FROM
1932 FULLY FUNCTIONAL

ABOVE- ENGINE 10 ANSWERING A FIRE
ALARM WITHIN THE FIRST 12 MINUTES OF
BEING IN IT NEW HOME, PROVING TO BE A
VERY IMPORTANT ASSET TO THE CITY.