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Orchard Beach Station History
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1931 Original Station
The original firehouse was constructed as a simple, single story,
woodframe structure with a loft. The first call left this station on
Wednesday, May 6, 1931 at 1:45 pm for a field fire in Stoney Beach.
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Late 1930's The
original structure was replaced by a larger structure with a double bay
that could accomodate more apparatus. This structure also had a loft
above the bays.
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circa 1945 The station was moved to a small parcel of
land on Hilltop Road in the heart of Orchard Beach. The station was
constructed with masonry block and now included a watchdesk/office and
hose tower. |
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circa 1980 As time passed, the members made some
minor architectural changes to the structure but made a major addition
with a fourth engine bay on the west end of the building. |
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1988 The Solley Road Realignment The 80's brought
about tremendous changes for the Orchard Beach Volunteers. Anne Arundel
County decided the station needed to be moved to more evenly distribute
the fire protection zones of coverage in the Pasadena area. As part
of a major realignment of the 2nd battallion, Station 11 was combined
with Station 16 (Lombardee Beach) . Rebuilding also provided the
opportunity to increase the space for fire apparatus. Previously the
station operated with 4 bays, but the new station had 3 drive through
bays which provided space for 6 pieces of apparatus. |
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Today The Orchard Beach VFD has not undergone any exterior
architectural changes since its original construction. After 20 years,
the structure has been maintained with pride and appears just as it did
when it opened in 1988... |
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