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Roanoke opens new fire station, packed with reminders of nearly century-old predecessor

Company No. 7 is home again. “This is a great day,” said Roanoke Fire-EMS Chief David Hoback. “We built this station for the next 75 years of service to this community.” The reconstruction of Fire Station No. 7 has been a closely watched and anticipated project in Roanoke. The new firehouse, christened with a grand opening Wednesday, offers almost four times as much space and is better designed to meet modern needs — including, crucially, being able to properly house both male and female firefighters. That is something the prior, circa-1922 fire station couldn’t do. “I certainly want to thank our fire and EMS personnel,” said City Manager Bob Cowell, adding that while the historic station was of a great era it was no longer able to support the community’s needs.