General topics of the fire stations of Holyoke HERE. The table on this page gives the stations around Holyoke through time.
house | station | location | start | end | link |
1 | Central Fire Station (edition 1) | 206 Maple Street | 1914 | 2001 | link |
Central Fire Station (edition 2) | High Street | 2001 | still | ||
Reliance Fire Station (edition 1) | High Street | 1864 | 1886 | ||
Reliance Fire Station (edition 2) | 310 High Street | 1886 | 1914 | ||
4 | Mount Tom Fire Station | Canal Street | 1887 | 1976 | link |
2 | Mount Holyoke Fire Station | 450-452 Main Street | link | ||
Relief Fire Station 1 | 1870 | link | |||
Relief Fire Station 2 | 1891 | link | |||
5 | Elmwood Fire Station | 490 South Street | 1891 | link | |
7 | Emerald Fire Station | Chestnut Street | 1914 | link | |
3 | Highlands Fire Station | 1034 Hampden Street | 1884 | 1969 | link |
Extinguisher Company and Station | Northampton Street in Manchester Grounds near the Crafts Hotel | 1875 | link | ||
Dexter Fire Station | Northampton Street in Elmwood | 1875 | |||
Homestead Fire Station | Homestead Avenue | 1962 (Sep 6) | still | link | |
Whiting Fire Station | Whiting Farm Road | 2003 | still |
The fire committee starts in Holyoke in 20 January 1874.
Dexter existed from at least 1875 until 1892. It house the Dexter Hose Company number 4. This was a two wheeled horse carriage. The station was in a house. See the Holyoke T-T of Dec 2 1940 for a story.
Extinguisher Company number 2 ended about 1880. Also there was a Mechanic Engine Company number 2. Likewise, there was the Union Hook and Ladder Company starting in 1852. (It was located across the street from the Holyoke Telegram)
There is a never explained fire engine house in the Springdale neighborhood on a few maps.
Sanborn 1895 map – on Temple Street and the prior Sanborn maps do not reach there
Holyoke City Directory map
Sanborn 1915 map – listed as vacant