Concord celebrates its new firehouse

First responders, families, friends and colleagues from Concord and surrounding areas gathered July 4 at the Concord Volunteer Fire Department to celebrate a new building and the brick garden that’s funding it.

Ladies’ auxiliaries from the Concord Volunteer Fire Department and the collocated Concord Rescue Squad began cooking early in the morning. A pancake breakfast was served at the rescue squad with donations accepted. A crowd between 300 to 500 people arrived for breakfast.

After the annual Concord July 4 parade and the dedication of Concord Fire Department’s new building and brick garden, barbecue, hot dogs, slaw, chicken and French fries were cooked in a new industrial style kitchen, a feature of the new fire house. This line for service began inside next to the kitchen, traveled out the door and around the building.

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