Stevenson Fire History

In January of 1950, the Stevenson Volunteer Fire Company (STVFC) was organized. In December of the same year, a committee of eight was appointed to meet and decide upon a purchase site for a proposed fire station. Plans then proceeded for a 30 x 40 foot structure. The building, of cinderblock and wood, was designed by Harold Smith, architect, of Newtown, and was planned so it could have an upper story in the future. The company started with one fire apparatus housed at that site; however, there was still room for one more. The original building had a kitchen in the rear, a boiler room, and two lavatories. Eventually, the station would house a tanker, a pumper, and two brush trucks.