The History of Staton House Community Fire Department

 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, Parker's Chapel, 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 1200 gallon tank, 100 feet of hose, a 100 gallon per minute pump 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 department. This truck was both lighter and faster than the first one, with an 800 gallon tank and a 100 gallon per minute front-mount pump.

This 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 1963 the first Official fire station was built to house one of the trucks next to Howard Forbes store.
 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 early 2000'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 and to nine trucks by the 1990's. The fleet currently consists of eight trucks.

 In August of 1977 Staton House Fire Department moved into its current main station, we also maintain a station on Staton Mill Road at Mini-Bert.

The Department has continued to thrive with dedication from it's members and the help and support of the community, which it proudly serves.

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 & Rescue 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.