Old Kent Road's brand new fire station opened in March replacing the previous building, which was over 40 years old.
Built by Blue3 (a Kier led consortium), the new state-of-the-art building provides crews with brand new facilities fit for the 21st century. Building work on the new fire station began in October 2013.
The construction project is part of a Private Finance Initiative (PFI) project which will see nine London fire stations coming to the end of their life, replaced by brand new buildings.
Southwark Borough Commander, Simon Tuhill, said: "This brand new fire station is good news for the local community. The previous Old Kent Road station no longer met the demands of a modern fire and rescue service.
"The new station will provide us with facilities fit for the 21st century and reinforces our commitment to providing the best possible service to Londoners."
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The new station features a larger appliance bay with space for three appliances instead of two, a drill yard and an area for road traffic collision training.
The new six-storey drill tower is pre-cast concrete - rather than brick clad - and has an aerial mast structure and anchor points installed, which will be used for line rescue training.
It also houses a station office, lecture and quiet study rooms and a kitchen and dining area for firefighters. There are also separate shower, changing and resting areas that can be modified to accommodate the different male to female ratio on each watch.