History of 50-210 Fire Department
The 50-210 Community Volunteer Fire Department was one of the first rural fire departments in Johnston County. As early as 1957, meetings were begun to make plans for a volunteer fire department. Mr. Tink Coats was the driving force behind the establishment of a volunteer fire department in the 50-210 community. It was incorporated on August 4, 1958 and official recognition came in July of 1959. The fire department has always been composed of community members who volunteer much time and effort to serve the needs of the community.
Bernard Parsons and A.M. Jones went to Indiana to accept deliver of the department's first fire truck and drive it back to the community. Mr. Bill Sauls donated the use of land and the building for the fire department for 34 years.
| The first members of the Board of Directors were: | |
| Chairman - S.S. (Bill) Sauls | Vice Chairman - R.F. (Tink) Coats |
| Trubie Honeycutt | J.W. Stephenson |
| Donnie Stephenson | Vernon Langdon |
| S. Aaron Langdon | G. Willie Lee |
| Graham Lee | R.Z. McGee |
| Roy Grimes | |
| The first officers of the 50-210 Volunteer Fire Department were |
| President - Clarence P. Trader |
| First Vice President - T.O. (Teeny) Noles |
| Second Vice President - Shelton Benson |
| Secretary - Shelton Langdon |
| Fire Chief - Bernard Parsons |
| Assistant Fire Chief - A.M. Jones |
| Assistant Fire Chief - T.O. (Teeny) Noles |
| The first firemen of the 50-210 Volunteer Fire Department were | ||
| Gerald Benson | A.M. Jones | T.O. Noles |
| Othel Benson | Jaylon P. Jones | Bernard Parsons |
| Bruce Byrd | Rudolph Jones | LeMay Penny |
| Etheridge Byrd | Artimus Johnson | Bobby Pleasant |
| Wilbert Coats | John Kennedy | Vilus Pleasant |
| Doward Gregory | Garland Langdon | Jerry Roberts |
| Edward Honeycutt | Robert Langdon | Kenneth Stephenson |
| W.J. Honeycutt | Shelton Langdon | Rosemond Woodall |
| There have been five fire chiefs of the 50-210 Volunteer Fire Department |
| Benard Parsons 1959 - 1980 |
| Earl Ray Honeycutt 1980 - 1990 |
| James (Jim) Parrish 1990 - 2008 |
| Andy Mack Penny 2008 - 2009 |
| Nathan Burgess 2009 - present |
The fire department currently has three firehouses
Station 1 is located just South of McGee's Crossroads on Greenleaf Road
Cornerstone at Station 1
Station 2 is located on Jackson-King Road
Station 3 is located on Hwy 50 North