Melbourne Fire Department, Station 71

Melbourne Fire Department, Station 71, Fire Administration, 865 West Eau Gallie Boulevard, Melbourne, Florida. Brevard County. The communities of Melbourne and Eau Gallie formed volunteer fire companies in 1916 and both built their first stations in the mid 1920's. Career departments were started in the 1950's and in 1969 the two separate departments merged to be the MFD, and became all career in the 70's. Station 71 was built in 2012 and the fire administration moved in at that time.