50 year tradition not extinguished at new fire hall SHARE ON: City of Prince George On the walls of the recently decommissioned fire hall in downtown Prince George you will find generations of signatures — first inked by firefighters on the day they passed probation. The old wall | City of PG New recruits would climb to the top of the brick and mortar hose tower, where hoses are hung to dry, to leave their name and probation year in chalk. According to the Fire Hall, this is a rite of passage that has spanned more than a half-century. Now that a new hall has opened, Prince George Fire and Rescue has partnered with students from Duchess Park Secondary to bring the ritual to the new facility.