Faithful reproduction of Fire Station 1 built in 1902 in Nuremberg, as it is still in use today. Complex of buildings housing various rooms used as a meeting place for the teams, carpentry, locksmith's shop, dressing room, hose drying room, communications room, duty room and infirmary. Vehicle hall with 5 parking spaces, 3 wide double-leaf gates that can be opened and closed manually.
Construction of this fire station began in 1900 and was completed in May 1902. Originally designed for horse-drawn vehicles, it still fulfils the complex tasks of a highly technical world. The old curiae have been transformed into car parks. The high timber-framed tower was once used as a pipe storage tower. Above the vehicle shelters were the crew dormitory, the equipment and clothing room, the kitchen, the refectory, the baths and washbasins and a tent fire. There was also an infirmary for the horses.
Of the 100 or so firefighters now on duty, 24 firefighters are on call and, outside training periods, work in the attached departments;These include the communications centre, infirmary, measurement and radiation department, fire extinguisher workshop, carpentry, locksmiths and clothing room. Station 1 is the oldest of the 5 stations in Nuremberg's professional fire brigade.
It was 1902: Nuremberg was getting a new, large fire station. The fire brigade still used horse-drawn carriages to get to the scene of an incident, but soon special motorised vehicles would be behind the large gates. Today, the imposing building is the oldest of Nuremberg's five professional fire stations. The design matches the old state of the fire station, with a large half-timbered tower for pipe storage, heavy wooden gates, a bell tower and a rear terrace.
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