The planned Firehouse Museum will preserve the equipment, photographs and stories of firefighters who have protected Covington and the Alleghany Highlands for generations.

The Covington Fire Department was organized in 1902, beginning a tradition of community service that now spans more than a century. Local firefighters have answered calls during periods of enormous change - from the railroad and industrial boom years to the modern city of today.

The City of Covington has identified a former automated car wash on Maple Avenue as the future home of a regional firehouse museum. The project is envisioned as a place to display historic apparatus, uniforms, alarms, tools, photographs and records while sharing the personal stories behind them.

Repurposing the building also continues Maple Avenue's wider renewal. Like the Discovery Center and Hotel Collins Park, the museum will give an existing site a new public purpose and add another reason to explore the corridor on foot.