AGY-3504 | Narrabeen Fire Station

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A volunteer Fire Brigade in Narrabeen was established early in 1920 and was staffed by six men including the Captain. (1) The brigade's station was in temporary premises on Devitt Street and became operational on 3 February 1920. (2)

The Brigade was initially a part of the Narrabeen Fire District, but on 1 November 1923 it was incorporated into the Sydney Fire District. (3)

The Station was situated in a “Sexton Simplex building" on the corner of Ocean and Devitt Street, Narrabeen. In 1929 a site for the erection of a permanent fire station was purchased in Ocean Street Narrabeen and the new premises were erected in 1931. (4) The Station was equipped with first permanent staff after the opening of the new building. (5) The previous building was sold to Ambulance Authority. (6)

In 2000 the Narrabeen Fire Station also was located at 9 Ocean Street, Narrabeen. (7)

In 2021 Narrabeen Fire Station was situated in the Metro East 2 (ME2) Zone and its address was 9 Ocean Street, Narrabeen. (8)

Endnotes
1. Report of the Board of Fire Commissioners of NSW, 1920, A. R. 1921, Vol. 4, p.969.
2. Pittwater Online News, February 16-21, 2020 No.438 http://www.pittwateronlinenews.com/Narrabeen-Fire-Station-Celebrates-100-Anniversary.php (accessed 13 September 2021).
3. Colin Adrian, Fighting Fire A Century of Service 1884-1984, Sydney, George Allen and Unwin, 1984, p.254.
4. Board of Fire Commissioners, Information relating to Fire Stations, NSWSA [14/1737.2].
5. Colin Adrian, op. cit.
6. Ibid.
7. NSW Fire Brigades website: http://www.nswfb.nsw.gov.au/about/stations_all.asp?Search_string=GET+FULL+LISTING accessed 7/8/2000. Copy on State Records File 00/384.
8. NSW Fire and Rescue Fire Station Finder https://www.fire.nsw.gov.au/page.php?id=9210&station=220 (accessed 13 September 2021).