Fire Department breaks ground on new station
Memphis Fire Department Director Gina Sweat (middle) speaks during a groundbreaking ceremony for Fire Station 1 on Thursday, Nov. 18. The new firehouse, at 225 Chelsea Ave., will replace the decommissioned Fire Station No. 1 at 211 Jackson, now owned by St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, and the existing Fire Station No. 6 at 924 Thomas St. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Construction on the new Fire Station No. 1, at 225 Chelsea Ave., began Thursday morning. To celebrate, the City of Memphis Division of Fire Services hosted a groundbreaking ceremony in the afternoon.
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Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. A lifelong Memphian, Julia graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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