The Austin Fire Department has already renovated 25 stations over the past 15 years. This is phase six and the last fire stations that need renovations.

"When you are remodeling an old building like this, there is a lot of rehabbing that goes on, sometimes wiring has to be completely replaced, sometimes plumbing has to be completely replaced," said Assistant Chief Aaron Woolverton.

These renovations aren't just a matter of convenience. They are a necessity for a firefighter's health.

"Firefighters are exposed to a lot of things that the general public aren't. Having a facility where they can get cleaned up as quickly as possible is in our best interest and theirs, long-term health-wise," said Woolverton.

Ambulances and fire trucks have to be customized in order to fit through the station’s bay doors. Water is leaking through the building’s floors. The structure doesn’t even have a sprinkler system.

“It’s outlived its usefulness,” Brunswick fire Chief Ken Brillant said.

Constructed around 1919 to house horse-drawn firefighting equipment, the building is not handicapped accessible, is not code compliant and lacks a fire protection system or outside fire escape, according to a memo Brillant drafted for the town council.