Birmingham Fire Station No. 18
Birmingham Fire Station No. 18 is located at 200 Dugan Avenue and serves Pratt City, Sandusky, Thomas, and Smithfield Estates.
On April 27, 2011, a tornado that tore its way from Tuscaloosa to Fultondale damaged the station on its way through Pratt City. The station was temporarily housed in a FEMA facility.
Ground was broken for a new $2.3 million, 3-bay station, designed by Clay Dorsey of Dorsey Architects, on July 30, 2013. Actual construction got underway in Spring 2014.
The ribbon cutting for the current building took place on April 26, 2014.
Equipment
- Engine 18 (ALS)
- Apparatus Driving Simulator
History
[[Image:Station18Damage.jpg|right|thumb] Medal of Honor recipient Kelly Ingram was a firefighter at Station 18 for four years before his re-enlistment for World War I.
The current station is built in the same location as the former station which was built in 1961 and irreparably damaged during the April 27, 2012 tornado.
References
- Gray, Jeremy (October 22, 2009) "Five-alarm fixer-uppers." The Birmingham News
- Tomberlin, Michael (March 3, 2014) "First look: $2.3 million Birmingham Fire Station No. 18." The Birmingham News
External links
- Birmingham Fire Station No. 18 at Birmingham Retired Firefighters of Local 117 website