Staton House Fire Department proudly Serves The citizens of Pitt County, North Carolina. Located on the outskirts of Greenville, our service area consist of the following communities - House Station, Staton's Mill, Mt. Pleasant, and Johns Town.
Staton House Community Fire Department Inc. was formed soon after two tragic fires in the area. The burning of the Frank Taylor homeplace on June 8th 1960, and the destruction of a packhouse on the Wadie T. Carson farm one week later. Representatives from the above mentioned communities met and laid plans to purchase a fire truck and to set up a volunteer fire department for protection of the area on June 21st 1960.
Ed Hemingway was elected President of the Board of directors, as well as Fire Chief. Twenty men (four from each community) were selected to be volunteer firemen.
A truck financed by public donations was purchased from the state and equipped with a 1200gal. tank, 100ft. of hose, a 100 g.p.m. pump, and a nozzle at a cost of $1900.00. It was decided that the truck would be located at Harry Cooke's Store.
Staton House Fire Department became operational on July 22nd 1960, making it the first rural fire dept. in Pitt County. The first fire call that the newly formed department responded to was a house in the Greenfield Terrace subdivision (Now located in the city limits of Greenville).
August of 1961 saw the arrival of a much needed second truck for the organization. This unit was both lighter and faster than the first truck, with an 800gal. tank and a 100 g.p.m. front-mount pump.
The truck cost the department $2600.00, and was viewed by the members as a symbol of what could be accomplished through inter-community cooperation. It was decided that this truck would be stationed at Howard Forbes Store, allowing a truck to be within approximately 4.5 miles of all members at all times.
June 13, 1963 the first Official fire station was built (beside Howard Forbes store) to house one of the trucks.
The Department's activities were financed by public contributions and an annual BBQ dinner that was a community favorite until it's end in the late 1990's.
Over the next several years, the department continued to grow. The fleet of vehicles had expanded to seven trucks by the early 1970's
In August of 1977 Staton House Fire Department moved into
its current main station and has continued to thrive - with the
help and support of our community. 
Join Our Department
Our organization - like many others in the fire service
depend on the people of our community to volunteer their
time.
If you are interested in volunteering, Contact us at (252)-752-3879
or Come by the Main Station at 2501 N. Memorial Drive and get to
know the good men & women of Staton House Fire Department.
IF you live outside of our community, Please check with
Your local Fire Department.
They too may be in need of people willing to give freely of their
time for a noble cause.
