SAN NICOLAS FIRE STATION 

*During American colonies 

BEFORE AND AFTER
Location: San Fernando St., cor Madrid St., Binondo Manila
Wayback 1910

DID YOU KNOW?!
*Fire fighting in the country during the Spanish times was unorganized
*The task was usually assigned to street sweepers who would rush to the scene of a fire in case of an alert
*However, it was only during the American period in August 1901-( that fire fighting became institutionalized and consequently gave birth to Manila Fire Department established by the Philippines Commission
*San Nicolas Fire Station is among the first fire station built in the Philippines
*The following years, Capt. Hugh Bonner was designed fire chief (formerly chief of the New York Fire Department)
*He was credited to have introduced rules and regulations for firemen and a telephone system to receive alarm
*Moreover, It was also under his administration that the San Nicholas Fire Station was constructed
*San Nicolas Fire Station was hailed as one of the first to have been established in Manila and was then “considered modern in every aspect”
*In order to preserve as much of its original structure design - the structure was restored and repainted in 2013 upon endorsement of the NHCP (National Historical Commission of the Philippines)
*In fact, the original fireman poles, windows, room and wooden interior remain intact and true to its original form