History & local legend
Central Station on Scenery Drive in Elizabeth Township is associated with a firefighter remembered as still answering calls. In the firehouse story, a figure runs toward the truck with his coat over one shoulder when an alarm comes in. People also describe switching off the lights when leaving, only to see them burning again.
The account connects the figure with a firefighter lost in 1955. The company's own memorial identifies Albert McKenery, its president, who died while responding to an alarm on September 23 of that year. His colleagues named the station's social hall in his honor.
Sources
- Ghost & Hauntings Research Society, Elizabeth — Central VFC, archived in 2006
- Central Volunteer Fire Company, memorial social hall, McKenery’s title, date and circumstances
- Elizabeth Township, Central Station No. 7 street address
- Elizabeth Township Fire Department, merger and continued use of the Central firehouse
