The South End Fire Station on Walmer Boulevard is Port Elizabeth's main fire station. Its also where the Nelson Mandela Bay Municipality's disaster management centre is located.
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Suburban grass fire
On Friday afternoon I made a quick stop for bread on my way home. As I came out the supermarket I saw the fire department's grass fire truck go by and noticed smoke just up the road. I rushed over and found a grass fire next to the suburb of Overbaakens. The fire truck pulled … Continue reading Suburban grass fire
The Old Fire Station
Another of the "Kloofs" in PE which carries a major arterial road used to be called Coopers Kloof, until Albany Road was built through it. Construction began in 1865. This building is Port Elizabeth's Old Fire Station, built in 1930, which has been replaced by a modern new facility in Summerstrand. It is now used … Continue reading The Old Fire Station