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[[Image:BirminghamFirestation32.jpg|right|thumb| | [[Image:BirminghamFirestation32.jpg|right|thumb|400px|Birmingham Fire Station No. 32]] | ||
'''Birmingham Fire Station No. 32''' is located at 3995 [[U.S. Highway 280]] South and serves the Highway 280 | '''Birmingham Fire Station No. 32''' is located at 3995 [[U.S. Highway 280]] South and serves the [[U.S. Highway 280]] corridor. | ||
The original station was a Quonset hut placed on the site in [[1986]] soon after the city [[1980s Birmingham annexations|annexed]] a large area along the highway. It was considered necessary for the protection of businesses in the commercial area, but was viewed by some as an "outpost" of Birmingham's aggressive expansion efforts. | |||
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== | ==References== | ||
* | * Schmidt, William E. (October 10, 1986) "Growing Birmingham irks neighbors." ''The New York Times'' | ||
* Wheat, Sydnei (May 2017) "Fire Capt. Harold R. Watson III To The Fire & Rescue" ''Two Eighty Lifestyle''. Premiere issue, pp. 12-14 | |||
[[Category: Birmingham fire stations|32]] | [[Category:Birmingham fire stations|32]] | ||
[[Category: U.S. Highway 280]] | [[Category:U.S. Highway 280 (Inverness)]] | ||
[[Category:1986 establishments]] | |||
Latest revision as of 17:09, 1 August 2022
Birmingham Fire Station No. 32 is located at 3995 U.S. Highway 280 South and serves the U.S. Highway 280 corridor.
The original station was a Quonset hut placed on the site in 1986 soon after the city annexed a large area along the highway. It was considered necessary for the protection of businesses in the commercial area, but was viewed by some as an "outpost" of Birmingham's aggressive expansion efforts.
Equipment
- Engine 32
- Rescue 32
References
- Schmidt, William E. (October 10, 1986) "Growing Birmingham irks neighbors." The New York Times
- Wheat, Sydnei (May 2017) "Fire Capt. Harold R. Watson III To The Fire & Rescue" Two Eighty Lifestyle. Premiere issue, pp. 12-14