Comments on: What's It Like Living Next to a Fire Station?

By: Steve

Steve — Sun, 28 Sep 2008 00:27:57 +0000

Salima, it may cause your insurance rates to go down. If anything, it will make your property value increase, IMHO.

By: Salima

Salima — Sat, 27 Sep 2008 23:27:52 +0000

They are building a fire station next to my rural house right now! I bought this house because it was quiet and away from town, now they are building a fire station here. Will this cause a loss in property value? Does the city govt compensate homeowners for this loss?

By: Michael G.

Michael G. — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:49:02 +0000

I live less than 75 yards from the Oakhurst fire station site, on East Lake Drive. I have heard more noise while the old station was being torn down and new station has been built than I have heard of fire engines and sirens while the station was operating. I’ve lived there more than 2 years, and hardly notice it is there.

By: HENRY

HENRY — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 12:06:43 +0000

OK, let me ask you this, if the Fire Department is going to a life threatening call with no siren, but lights on, and they hit a car broadside, who is at fault? The driver of the car because he didn’t “hear” the truck, or the Fire Department because they violated GA law. GEORGIA LAW calls for that if the lights are on, the siren must be running……

By: Amanda

Amanda — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 01:48:03 +0000

We live on Feld and hear the sirens from the trucks going down Mead often – far more often than anywhere else I have lived. I have lived down the street from a firestation before and would think twice about doing it again.