Newbury Fire Department Ceremonial Groundbreaking Celebration

(Newbury, NH) Newbury Fire Department held a ceremonial groundbreaking celebration on Thursday, July 16th at the site of the new Newbury Fire Station to be completed by North Branch Construction of Concord. The project located on Route 103 in Newbury, New Hampshire includes the new construction of an 8,832 square foot wood and concrete masonry unit (CMU) building.  

Over the past decade, multiple studies and public input sessions conducted by the Town of Newbury have pointed to the need for a new fire station that will better meet the needs of today’s firefighting and emergency response requirements. The new design will provide adequate space for the department’s current equipment, protect firefighters from hazardous substances and vehicle exhaust, and eliminate a number of safety hazards associated with the department’s current location and tight spaces. The new fire station will include three drive-through apparatus bays, eliminating the need for the “stacking” of vehicles and blocking of traffic on Route 103 when repositioning vehicles after a call. In addition, the proper storage of firefighter gear and equipment, along with decontamination facilities, will provide firefighters with a safer and healthier work environment and extend the life of their equipment.

The Newbury Fire Department, in operation since 1927, is a paid on call fire and emergency services department with 28 active members serving the 1,859 residents of the Town of Newbury, as well as an additional 1,728 seasonal residents, 42 business properties, and visitors to the Mount Sunapee ski area and the Sunapee State Beach. The Newbury Fire Department operates eight pieces of apparatus – 3 engines, 1 rescue, 1 tanker, a command car, and two boats on Lake Sunapee. In addition to providing services to the Town of Newbury, the Department, through mutual aid agreements, assists the fire departments in the surrounding communities as well.

Tennant Goucher Architects of Bedford, NH is the architectural design firm on the project.