History[]
The Newell Fire Department was the fifth volunteer fire department in Mecklenburg. The community began working to organize the department in April 1950, after a ten-room house in Newell was destroyed by fire. The department began operating on December 15, 1950. The department initially operated out of a service station on Old Concord Road before building a station behind that location in 1973.
The Newell Fire Department ceased operation on June 30, 2011. The department disbanded after declining revenue, higher costs, and annexations by the City of Charlotte had taken most of the Newell fire district. The Charlotte Fire Department now provides service for what remained of the district in the still unincorporated area of the county. The Newell Fire Department donated their assets to other departments.
Fire Station[]
| Station | Address | In Service | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fire Station | 9007 Newell Baptist Church Road | 1973-2011 | Qwned by North Carolina Forest Service |
Apparatus[]
All pump/tank measurements are in US gallons.
- 2001 Spartan Gladiator / Smeal pumper (1500/1000/20A) (SN# 107211) (Ex-Engine 1) (Donated to Jackson Volunteer Fire Department (Union County, North Carolina))
- 1987 Mack MC686FC / KME pumper (1500/1000) (Mack SN#1286) (SN#GSO-0343) (Ex-Engine 2) (Donated to Meadow Branch Fire Department, Robbinsville, NC as Engine 2)
- 1984 Mack MC686F pumper (1500/1000) (Mack SN#1150) (Ex-Engine 3) (Donated to Meadow Branch Fire Department, Robbinsville, NC as Engine 1)
- 1998 American LaFrance Eagle / Saulsbury Cougar rescue (SN#297047) (Ex-Heavy Rescue 1) (Donated to CKC Volunteer Fire Department as "Rescue 77"
Retired Apparatus[]
- 1973 Mack CF/Mt. Etna refurb 75' Aerialscope (Former FDNY Ladder 120) (Sold to Big Walnut Joint Fire District)