In this 1953 Press Herald news photograph, firefighters pose with Engine 8 in front of the Central Fire Station on Congress Street in downtown Portland.

The same building still serves as the city’s fire department headquarters, as seen below in a January 2013 photograph.

Engine 5 rolls out on a call Friday from the Central Fire Station on Congress Street in this 2013 file photo.

Engine 5 rolls out on a call Friday from the Central Fire Station on Congress Street in this 2013 file photo.


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