The first fire station in Lee Green was at 345 Lee High Road. It opened in 1875 as a substation, inside a converted shop building. To expand the service, a new fire station was built in 1905. This was opened in 1906 by Lewen Sharp, from the Fire Brigade Committee of the London County Council.
The fire station was designed by a team of architects, led by Owen Fleming and Charles Canning Winmill. The building has some distinctive features, including the stone bay window which spans from the ground to the first floor.
The station could accommodate firefighters, and their families as well. Cottages to the north of the station provided further housing. Lee Green was also one of the first London fire stations to have a motorised appliance. This was a Wolesley first aid tender. By 1908 the station's fleet was fully motorised.
The Auxiliary Fire Service formed in 1938, as part of the Civil Defence Service. This expanded the resources of the regular fire services in wartime.
Lee Green Fire Station had five substations attached to it. These were all schools, adapted for use during war time. They were located at:
In 1941, all fire brigades in the United Kingdom, including London Fire Brigade, came together to form the National Fire Service (NFS). This was disbanded in 1948.
In the 1950s crews at Lee Green Fire Station could use this hose laying lorry at incidents where fire hydrants, or other water sources, were not close enough to the scene of the fire. The crew of the lorry would lay out the hose at the nearest fire hydrant, or open water source, and then drive to the scene of the fire. A mile of fire hose was fed out of the back of the lorry during the journey. Once at the fire, the lorry connected to a standard fire engine to supply it with the water needed for firefighting.
The station was Grade II listed in 1973. It is noted by Historic England as "of special architectural interest as one of a remarkable series of fire stations built by the London County Council between 1896-1914, each executed to a bespoke design".
Lee Green Fire Station responds to a variety of incidents including fires, flooding and road traffic collisions. The station currently houses a pump ladder fire engine and an Operational Support Unit.