Black Dog Salvage saves historic artifacts from Virginia fire station
Construction is well underway on the new Roanoke Fire Station No. 7. But before crews took hammers and excavators to tear down the old building, the fire department teamed up with Black Dog Salvage to save historic pieces of the old structure. The old station was built in 1922 and due to land issues, it had to be torn down in order to build a new station that would meet all the department's needs. Because that building meant so much to the community, Black Dog Salvage offered to help out and filmed it all for a "Salvage Dawgs" episode. In July, crews brought in their gear and managed to save things like poles, woodwork, doors and brass furnishings. Fire Chief David Hoback said the best part is that all of those historic artifacts will be incorporated into the design of the new station.