ACTIVE FIRE HOUSE392 Hanover Street, North End, BostonEngine Company 8 / Ladder Company 1 |
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Firehouse of Engine 8/Ladder 1 shortly before opening in 1948. 
Engine 8/Ladder 1 firehouse after opening in 1948. Comm. Codman & Chief McDonough at front. 
Firehouse of Engine 8/Ladder 1 at Hanover & Charters Sts, North End in 2008. |
HISTORYThis firehouse was opened on September 15, 1948 with Engine Company 8 and Ladder Company 1 moving from other firehouses. This firehouse serves the densely populated North End of Boston, with many apartment buildings, restaurants, narrow streets and both foot and vehicular traffic. Engine 8 moved in from its former firehouse at 133 Salem Street, while Ladder 1 moved from the now-defunct Bowdoin Square firehouse. The firehouse is located on Hanover Street at the corner of Charter Street. A plaque is mounted on the exterior of the firehouse to commemorate a firefighter who died in the Line Of Duty: 
Engine 8 and Ladder 1 have a large response area, due the proximity of the North End to Beacon Hill, Charlestown and East Boston (via the Callahan Tunnel). Except for brief absences for renovations, Engine 8 and Ladder 1 have occupied this firehouse since it opened. Engine 8 and Ladder 1 respond to approximately 1500 and 1300 incidents per year, respectively. 
2000 map shows the location of the firehouse at 392 Hanover Street, North End. 
The cornerstone plaque listing the principals involved in the construction of the firehouse in 1947.
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