FIRE STATIONS

The following stations, and the firefighters stationed at each, serve Harrisburg.

Station One:
1820 North 6th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17102

Station One opened on March 17, 1980. Station One is built of pre-cast concrete and houses five apparatus bays. Companies running from the old Hope No. 2, Reily No. 10 and Camp Curtin No. 13 fire stations were moved to this centralized Uptown firehouse. It was dedicated to the late Mayor Paul E. "Tim" Doutrich, several years following its opening.

Station Two:
140 North 16th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17103

Station Two, opened in April of 1980, one month after Station One. Identical in construction to Station One, it houses the combined companies from the former Shamrock No. 11 and Allison No. 12 firehouses located on Allison Hill. Station Two is centrally located within Harrisburg. Ten years following its opening, the station was dedicated to the late Reverend Franklin Henley in honor of his untiring work with the Civil Rights movement in the city.

Station Six:
336 South Second Street
Harrisburg, PA 17104

Station Six, known as the Paxton, was home to the former Paxton Engine Company No. 6. It is a two story, white brick, two bay firehouse and is the only station located in the downtown district. The firehouse is the oldest in-service station; built in 1937 on the sight of the company’s first quarters which was built in 1864 and severely damaged in the 1936 flood.

Station Eight:
9 South 13th Street
Harrisburg, PA 17104

Station No. 8, known as Mt. Pleasant, is home to the only remaining active city volunteer fire company, the Mt. Pleasant Fire and Rescue Company No. 8. Built in 1953, the station is a one story, white brick, single bay firehouse. The station replaces a once larger firehouse built in 1883 which was condemned in 1952.