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Station 27 is located at 401 Huffman Rd and serves the [[Roebuck]] and [[Huffman]] areas.
'''Birmingham Fire Station No. 27''' is located at 401 [[Huffman Road]] at the intersection with [[Self Road]]. It was built in the mid-1950s and serves the [[Roebuck]] and [[Huffman]] areas.  


It Houses:
In [[1960]] the station was equipped with a 1938 Seagrave pumper truck with a 750-gallon capacity. A second 750-gallon pump truck was kept there on a reserve basis.


Quint 27
In June [[2019]] the station was temporarily closed to investigate complaints about interior air quality. [[Bhate Environmental Services]] surveyed the building and found no problems with mold or contaminants. As a precautionary measure, the city planned to conduct a "deep cleaning" of the station, to remove materials that may contain asbestos, and to make other upgrades to ventilation.


Rescue 27
==Equipment==
* Quint 27
* Rescue 27
* Rescue 28
 
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==References==
* Beahm, Anna (July 19, 2019) "Asbestos tiles, tape to be replaced at Fire Station 27; testing found ‘no significant’ air pollutants." {{BN}}
 
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Latest revision as of 16:50, 19 July 2019

Birmingham Fire Station No. 27

Birmingham Fire Station No. 27 is located at 401 Huffman Road at the intersection with Self Road. It was built in the mid-1950s and serves the Roebuck and Huffman areas.

In 1960 the station was equipped with a 1938 Seagrave pumper truck with a 750-gallon capacity. A second 750-gallon pump truck was kept there on a reserve basis.

In June 2019 the station was temporarily closed to investigate complaints about interior air quality. Bhate Environmental Services surveyed the building and found no problems with mold or contaminants. As a precautionary measure, the city planned to conduct a "deep cleaning" of the station, to remove materials that may contain asbestos, and to make other upgrades to ventilation.

Equipment

  • Quint 27
  • Rescue 27
  • Rescue 28

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References

  • Beahm, Anna (July 19, 2019) "Asbestos tiles, tape to be replaced at Fire Station 27; testing found ‘no significant’ air pollutants." The Birmingham News
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