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Station No. 14

Birmingham Fire Station No. 14 is located adjacent to Legion Field at 535 8th Avenue West and serves the Graymont, Legion Field, Arkadelphia Road, and College Hills areas. It was constructed in 1926 and originally included stables for the horses that pulled the fire equipment. They were later removed to make room for a drive-through bay housing two engines. The station's rescue equipment, however, is housed at Birmingham Fire Station No. 6.

During the 1980s, a honeybee hive was discovered inside the station's brick exterior wall.

In 2010 the city obtained federal stimulus funds to pay for construction of a new $1.8 million three-bay station to replace the existing building. The 9,000 square-foot building will have a brick exterior, a slate roof, and environmentally-friendly design details.

Equipment

Engine 14

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References

Gray, Jeremy (October 6, 2010) "Stimulus funds to pay for newer, larger fire station near Legion Field." Birmingham News

External links

Birmingham Fire Station No. 14 at Birmingham Retired Firefighters of Local 117 website

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-'''Birmingham Fire Station No. 14''' is located adjacent to Legion Field at 535 [[8th Avenue West]] and serves the [[Graymont]], [[Legion Field]], [[Arkadelphia Road]], and [[College Hills]] areas. It was constructed around [[1928]] and originally included stables for the horses that pulled the fire equipment. They were later removed to make room for a drive-through bay housing two engines. The station's rescue equipment, however, is housed at [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 6]].
+'''Birmingham Fire Station No. 14''' is located adjacent to Legion Field at 535 [[8th Avenue West]] and serves the [[Graymont]], [[Legion Field]], [[Arkadelphia Road]], and [[College Hills]] areas. It was constructed in [[1926]] and originally included stables for the horses that pulled the fire equipment. They were later removed to make room for a drive-through bay housing two engines. The station's rescue equipment, however, is housed at [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 6]].
 During the 1980s, a honeybee hive was discovered inside the station's brick exterior wall.
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