According to our historical documents, the decision to build “Friends” Station (Station 12) was made in late 1957 by then-President Dave Dawson and Chief Wallace Lynn. The 19,275-square-foot piece of property at 14500 Jefferson Davis Highway was donated by John and Lois Wertzberger on January 2, 1958. The station was dedicated on December 7, 1958, and in 1975, an expansion was built to accommodate a Ladder Truck and provide better living quarters for members.
Searching for a plot of land and planning for a new Station 12 at a different location started in 1981. On October 7, 1990, the William H. Spicer, Sr. Memorial Fire Station, located at 2170 Montgomery Ave., Woodbridge, was opened where we continue to serve the citizens of the southern portions of Woodbridge.
Station 12 houses two engines, an ambulance/medic unit, a tower, a mobile ventilation unit, a mobile air and light unit, a brush truck, and a 24-hour medic unit that is staffed by paid personnel from the Prince William County Fire and Rescue System (PWC FRS).
Paid personnel from the (PWC FRS) work a 56-hour week. When volunteer crews are on-duty, they rotate with paid personnel so that an engine and the tower are staffed from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m. on weekdays and 24 hours on weekends and holidays.
