Morristown breaks ground on new fire station, training facility

Officials with the city of Morristown have broken ground on the city’s New Fire Station No. 3 and a training facility on Thompson Creek Road. The 9,755-square-foot facility includes full living quarters, three engine bays, and study areas. The new station replaces an older station that no longer had the capacity the department required. The original 1893 fire bell originally housed as the previous Fire Station No. 3 has been moved to the new location and is being housed in the station tower, fully operable and ringing on the hour. A comprehensive fire training center that includes a large training classroom and a fire training tower were also constructed on the site. The tower contains a burn room, a reconfigurable maze, and a repelling wall, all of which allow firefighters across the region to get hands-on training, learning valuable life-saving skills. The training center has been named in memory of long-time Morristown Fire Fighter Timothy J. Greene who served as a training officer and deputy fire chief.