The Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Company by Altered Art | Part I

On Saturday I walked into a fire station in southern Delaware for the first time. Station 73 is beautifully new and modern and spacious, but part of me wanted to know where it all started. This blog post is an introduction to the fire company and the first few photos I took showing their history.

From their website here is some background:

"The Dagsboro Volunteer Fire Company was established in 1943, operating 2 engine companies out of a two bay/two story brick fire house located on Clayton Avenue, just west of Main Street. Prior to this, emergencies in the area were handled by the Frankford or Millsboro Vol. Fire Companies. The original fire house still stands but has been renovated for use by the Bethel United Methodist Church. A new station was built in 1963 on Waples Street as the calls for emergency services grew. We are still in that building and have grown to include the vehicles seen on our apparatus page. Our membership has also grown to include an Auxiliary side and EMS members and employees."

Note: in 2013 the new building was completed, following a four year planning process. It's breath-taking and I'm pretty sure I mentioned "Taj Mahal" several times while getting the tour. What I really loved about this visit was that both previous locations were close by so I was able to go and take pictures of them as well.

The original brick fire house located on Clayton Avenue

This building was used from the beginning of the department in 1943 until 1963

 

The second station was built in 1963, located on Waples Street (almost behind the Clayton Theatre)

These photos were taken outside of the current location on Clayton Street, which sits just a block from the first building where the fire department began in 1943. As Bryan Townsend who gave me the tour said, "We've almost come full circle from where we began".

 

 

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