Fire Stations In Dunedin

By hannahw17
  • Period: to

    Population Increase

    12,691 in 1860 - 67,420 in 1863

  • First Fire Brigade

    The 9th of January 1860, is the believed birth date of the Dunedin Fire Brigades.

  • Dunedin Volunteer Fire Brigade Formed

    49 men

  • Dunedin Improvement Ordinance Passed

    Dunedin Town Board were required to supply sufficient equipment and fire engines and that an Inspector be appointed to take charge of all equipment and formation of the brigade

  • Horses used to carry supplies

  • New station ready for occupation

  • Port Chalmers Brigade formed

  • Mornington Fire Brigade Formed

  • Caversham Fire Brigade

  • Roslyn Fire Brigade

  • South Dunedin Fire Brigade

  • End of Volunteer Fire Brigade

    It was decided that firemen needed to be paid to ensure their availability

  • North East Valley Fire Brigade

  • First petrol fire engine

    manufactured by the English company Merryweather

  • Moved into Cumberland St station

  • Purchase of 2 new engines

  • Fire station on corner of Castle St and St Andrew St opened

  • Expansion of geographical districts

    Green Island, Mosgiel

  • New Roslyn Fire Brigade

    Located on top of hill to cater for surrounding hill suburbs

  • Lookout Point Fire Brigade

    Designed to service the rapidly expanding housing areas of Corstophine, Lookout Point and Mornington as well as Burnside.

  • Opening of Portabello Station

  • South Dunedin Fire Station

    Replace the old station with a new one on Queens Drive

  • Opening of Willowbank Station