Fire Station 92 open to public
Published 10:39 am Tuesday, July 21, 2015
On July 18, the rebuilt Fire Station 92 was officially dedicated “in a gathering that celebrated the Mercer Island community that built it,” said Mayor Bruce Bassett.
Two events took place: opening the new fire station and dedicating a memorial to the firefighters and other first responders in the Sept. 11, 2001 tragedy with a public art piece made with two beam segments salvaged from New York City’s Twin Towers.
At the ceremony, Bassett compared the old station, built in 1962 to serve the Island’s volunteer firefighters, to the new one.
“In 2014, our firefighters responded to more than 2,500 calls. More than 10 times as many as in 1962,” he said. “Times changed. A lot.”
Every mayor can name the projects that make a difference in the well-being of the community, he said.
“When it comes down to it, there is perhaps no more important facility than a local fire station,” Bassett said.
A House Among Homes
This house among the homes nearby
provides security
as residents admit their greatest fear.
They know that those who dwell herein
stand ready night and day.
The men of Station 92 live here.
This house among the homes nearby
is like an embassy.
It symbolizes what we hold most dear;
the peace of mind that’s rooted in
the knowledge we are safe
and that when life is threatened someone’s near.
This house among the homes nearby
will shelter, feed and grant
rest to weary warriors of the flame.
A refuge and a place of work,
this firehouse is home
to those who serve with focused hose and aim.
-Rev. Greg Asimakoupoulos
