AUCKLAND MUNICIPAL HANDBOOK
Remuera joined the City in 1915, and a new station was erected on Remuera Road, close to Victoria Avenue. The staff consists of six permanent men. The motor tender is a 40 h.p. Kissel. Electric alarms were also installed.
Eden Terrace also joined the City in this year, but owing to its proximity to the City station it was only necessary to instal electric fire alarms.
Epsom became part of the City in 1917, but as the stations at Parnell and Remuera were considered sufficient to deal with outbreaks of fire in these districts, all that was required to bring the district up-to-date was the installation of electric fire alarms.
Point Chevalier is the latest district to amalgamate with the City, and to meet the demands of residents in this locality the Board immediately acquired a site on which a station will be erected shortly.
A site has also been secured in Ponsonby Road, on which it is proposed to erect a station, to be known as the Western Station.
When the Fire Board first took over control of the Brigade it consisted of a central station, a station in Ponsonby, the Beach Road station, and a total staff of twenty-two permanent men and twenty-one auxiliary firemen under the command of Superintendent C. A. Woolley. Superintendent W. L. Wilson, who succeeded the late Mr. Woolley, now controls five stations and a staff of forty-two permanent men and twenty auxiliaries.
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