At a public bond hearing Dec. 18, fire officials came before Town Council to give updates on the plan that, if approved, would expand the station space, add more room for equipment and better facilities for fire staff, administration and services.

Fire Chief Darren O’Brien told councilors and those attending the meeting that the proposed expansion plan would take the Mammoth Road station into the future as a well-equipped, successful facility to serve the community and its residents.

O’Brien also remembered his father, also a Londonderry firefighter, who had a part in the original building and its construction dating back decades.