The central station, in the basement of town hall, has several problems, including health-, fire safety- and building-code issues, but the costs associated with constructing a new station have proved unpopular with voters in the past.  

Though previous proposals to move the station elsewhere in Swanzey have advanced to the design phase, only to fail at the polls, this is the first time the town has gone as far as buying land for a new central fire station, according to Town Administrator Michael Branley.