Originally the borough of Finchley had its own local fire brigade, known as the Finchley Metropolitan Borough Fire Brigade. The Brigade was famous for having the first motor pump, built by Merryweather and Sons, in 1904.
The current fire station was built in 1934 to a design inspired by the then Chief Fire Officer, C. Tozer.
During the Second World War, Finchley became part of the London Region Auxiliary Fire Service (AFS). This meant that they could be called on to support London Fire Brigade, and other nearby fire brigades, if required.
Finchley had six sub stations, including:
These sub stations were used during the war and were mainly schools, garages and small factories adapted for use as fire stations.
In 1941 Finchley Fire Brigade became part of the National Fire Service (NFS).
When the NFS was disbanded in 1948, the Brigade became station number 10 of the newly formed Middlesex Fire Brigade.
In 1965, with the formation of the new Greater London Council, Middlesex Fire Brigade ceased to exist and became part of London Fire Brigade (LFB).
This Emergency Rescue Tender (ERT) was stationed at Finchley during the 1970s and was one of eight ERTs in LFB at that time.
The station houses a pump fire engine, a pump ladder fire engine and an Operational Support Vehicle. The station is crewed by a Station Officer, a Sub Officer, two Leading Firefighters and eleven Firefighters. It responds to a variety of incidents including fires, flooding and road traffic collisions.