"Colgate Creek" Fireboat Station
..In November of 1958 Baltimore’s old Municipal Airport, known as Harbor Field, was sold to the Maryland Port Authority for $4,147, 310 and in 1960, was developed into the Port of Baltimore’s Dundalk Marine Terminal.
..As this facility continued to expand, a 200’ x 156’ plot of ground on the Northwest corner of the Terminal, at the head of navigation on Colgate Creek, was leased by the City of Baltimore from the State of Maryland for the construction of a new fireboat station for Engine Co. 48.
..In the spring of 1964, construction began on this modern, one-story, brick and block facility, and it was dedicated in July of 1965, being occupied on the 12th.
..One of the features of the design, and plot plan, is that apparatus bays can be added to the back side for the future addition of an Engine and Truck Company.
..As this facility continued to expand, a 200’ x 156’ plot of ground on the Northwest corner of the Terminal, at the head of navigation on Colgate Creek, was leased by the City of Baltimore from the State of Maryland for the construction of a new fireboat station for Engine Co. 48.
..In the spring of 1964, construction began on this modern, one-story, brick and block facility, and it was dedicated in July of 1965, being occupied on the 12th.
..One of the features of the design, and plot plan, is that apparatus bays can be added to the back side for the future addition of an Engine and Truck Company.
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..On June 30, 1972, due to budget cuts, Engine Company No. 48 was disbanded, and the six year old Colgate Creek Fireboat Station was closed. The Fire Department maintained control of the building, and shortly after the Fireboat Company was disbanded, the Fire Department Fire Alarm Line Gang occupied the facility.
..On December 15, 1975, the Fire Department re-activated the facility as a Fireboat Station, when Fireboat No. 1 was relocated to Colgate Creek from the President Street Station to better protect property in the outer harbor area.
..On December 15, 1975, the Fire Department re-activated the facility as a Fireboat Station, when Fireboat No. 1 was relocated to Colgate Creek from the President Street Station to better protect property in the outer harbor area.
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..On December 14, 1991, Fireboat No. 1 was disbanded, and the Colgate Creek Fireboat Station was once again closed. Shortly after this the Fire Department vacated the property permanently.
..Today, the station still stands, and is occupied by the Maryland Port Administration.
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..Today, the station still stands, and is occupied by the Maryland Port Administration.
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