Otaki TodayThe western side of Ōtaki’s fire station is getting a reroof to deal with a leak that’s been happening for about five years.
The contractor is Focus Projects Ltd, the same company that recently completed renovation work at the Civic Theatre. Work is projected to be completed by the end of June.
The Ōtaki fire station, with protective covering on the western roof. Photo Ōtaki Today
The reroof project is being funded by Fire and Emergency New Zealand.
The station building was constructed in 1986, but there has been a station on the Mill Road site for 100 years. The original building was officially opened in 1926. Before it was built, the brigade operated from a shed on the police reserve section.
The brigade itself was created in 1918 after citizens became concerned at the lack of local firefighting capability. Several devastating fires had destroyed shops and houses, and badly damaged both the Railway and Telegraph hotels.
A meeting in 1926 was held at the Druids Hall to establish the brigade and call for local men to join up. The first fire chief was a Captain W Bassett.
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