The flooding forced workers to shut a sewer valve, leading surface water to drain into the basement, accumulating several feet.

On January 15, 1976, another fire broke out, in the second-story storage and exercise room, with repair costs estimated at $10,000.

[8][9] During an internal investigation of the fire, officials attempted to force 14 firefighters to take lie detector tests.

[10] A county judge later gave a permanent injunction from taking the tests, calling them part of a "fishing expedition".

The new building had a delayed construction date as the city was waiting for the Franklinton floodwall to be completed; it was eventually finished in 2004.

[15] By 2001, the building was degrading, with toxic fumes, rotten and boarded-up windowframes, and suspected asbestos and lead paint.

[22] Station 10 is also known as the "Maurice Gates Firehouse",[23] and colloquially as "Tens" as it houses Engine 10, Ladder 10, and Medic 10.

It has four bays for emergency vehicles, a commercial kitchen, 18 dormitories for firefighters, classrooms, and recreation and training areas.

[25] Today, the older firehouse has ground-floor exhibits to educate the public on the station's history and community role.

[25][21] The two-story 1897 building has two bays for emergency vehicles, just barely wide enough for modern fire engines.

The first floors were designed to house a hook and ladder truck, hose wagon, and a steamer, as well as stalls for nine horses, as it was built at a time when the engines were horse-drawn.

[4] The station has three emergency service vehicles: Engine 10, a 2009 Ferrara; Ladder 10, a 2001 Sutphen 95' Platform; and Medic 10, a 2008 Int'l/Horton.

It also stays active as an informal community center; during the early 2000s, children would visit to use its soda machine or basketball hoops, or to fix a bike tire.

Firefighters would spend time outside the bay doors, greeting residents and giving directions to lost drivers.