Austin Fire Department's "Engine 2" pulls into the driveway of Station 2 on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. Built in 1932, Station 2 is one of Austin's oldest stations located at 506 W Martin Luther King St.
After returning from a call, Engine 2 sits in the garage of the station on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. Engine 2 is the only engine with horns on the front as an ode to The University of Texas.
Driver Ehren Iverson makes dinner for the crew on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. Iverson has been a firefighter for 10 years.
Firefighter Brandon Whitaker plays basketball with fellow firefighters, Ryan Watson and Ross Garman, on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. They play basketball in the garage as a way to pass time in-between calls.
While the team conducts a routine equipment check, their gear is illuminated by the firetruck lights on Jan. 27, 2023. A spot is left empty in honor of Battalion Chief Travis Maher after he lost his battle with cancer late 2022.
The station assignment board hangs on the wall in the kitchen of the firehouse on Jan. 27, 2023.
The station's door upstairs to the fire pole has a sticky-note reminder to keep the door shut at Station 2 on Jan. 27, 2023. Its handle was raised to avoid anyone sleep-opening the door and falling through.
Ehren Iverson tries to block, fellow firefighter, Ross Garman's shot at the basket on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023. Iverson came into the garage to announce that dinner is ready but joined in the game.
The team poses for a picture in the garage on Friday, Jan. 27, 2023.
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