THIS IS THE FIRST FIREHOUSE THAT WAS CONVERTED FROM A GARAGE ON SAND CREEK ROAD (JUNE 16TH 1925)

IN THE BACKGROUND WAS WEST ALBANY'S FIRST PIECE OF APPARATUS ALONG WITH THIER MASCOT "LINDY" ON TOP OF THE APPARATUS

MAY 1930 GROUP PHOTO

PICTURED ABOVE IS THE BUILDING BUILT BACK IN THE 1930'S AT 113 SAND CREEK ROAD

(PHOTO DATED 1938)

ABOVE PICTURE SHOWS THE MEMBERS CLEARING THE WAY FOR AN ADDITION ON TO THE ORIGINAL FIREHOUSE AUGUST 1949

MAKING WAY FOR A NEW ENGINE ROOM SEPTEMBER 1949

CONSTRUCTION ON THE FRONT RAMP OF THE ORIGINAL FIREHOUSE MARCH 1951

AND ONCE AGAIN IN 1968 THE MEMBERS OF THE FIREHOUSE ADD ON TO THE EXISTING FIREHOUSE

THIS AREA BEING DUG WOULD BE THE ADDITION FOR THE BANQUET HALL IN 1968

WORK CONTINUES ON THE INSIDE OF THE FIREHOUSE ON THE BANQUET HALL AND THE MEMBERS ROOM

AS FIRE APPARATUS GREW IN SIZE SO WAS THE NEED FOR THE FIREHOUSE TO GROW ALSO AS CONSTRUCTION STARTS ON THE NEW ENGINE ROOM IN 1998

DOWN COMES THE ENGINE ROOM AND THE ORIGINAL FIREHOUSE(RIGHT SIDE OF PICTURE)THAT WAS BUILT IN THE 1930'S

1998 ADDITION WEST ALBANY STATION #1

ENGINE ROOM FLOOR BEING POURED WITHTHE COLOR ALREADY MIXED IN WITH THE CEMENT

JULY 2004

MARCH 2010