The old Ponsonby Road fire station has closed down and the team have transferred to a shiny new station on Williamson Avenue in Grey Lynn.
The building currently houses just one fire truck, but Shane Olsen, an officer at the new station, says there is plenty of room for a second, and the station is being careful to be considerate of neighbours. Quality equipment and resources, including a special room with negative pressure and an extraction fan to ensure any chemical residue on clothing is contained, makes sure the Grey Lynn station is one of the best in the country.
“We want people to know we are here for the community,” he said.
This isn’t the first time the fire service have been located on Williamson Ave. They had a station at the other end of the street over a hundred years ago, opening it in 1898 before it closed in 1923. (GEORGE SHIERS)