Statesville Road Fire Department

== History ==
Statesville Road Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., the twenty-first Volunteer Fire Department in Mecklenburg County, was organized in 1958 after a series fires broke out in the community.  At that time, residents depended on Derita Fire Department and Long Creek Fire Department for aid who had a long response time. As a result, residents organized the Fire Department on April 5, 1958 and within a year had built a station on Lake Road. 
Thirty-one years later, the Statesville Road Fire Department disbanded after annexations left little remaining of their district in the county. The department ceased operation at midnight on June 23, 1989, after deciding to cede their remaining district to other volunteer departments and sell their equipment for charity.  The closing was the first fire department closing in the county in 15 years, and left 20 volunteer departments.
The department continued to own the building at 3315 Lake Road and after renovating the building, leased it to the Nevin Community Organization for $1 a year, who operated it has the Nevin Community Center for more than 15 years. The building still stands and is owned by a Jewish Community Organization and used as a community center and school.
Category:Defunct fire departments of Mecklenburg County, North Carolina