City of Warner Robins history

Secession and the politics of the Civil War, 1860–65The coming of the warThe political course of the warMoves toward emancipationSectional dissatisfaction

By 1870 Houston County was known as being one of the greatest fruit-producing sections in the United States and as having some of the largest peach orchards in the world.

Grover Cleveland’s first termThe surplus and the tariffThe public domainThe Interstate Commerce ActThe election of 1888

The Benjamin Harrison administrationThe Sherman Antitrust ActThe silver issueThe McKinley tariffThe agrarian revoltThe PopulistsThe election of 1892

By 1930 Houston County had electricity, public waterworks, and had levied property taxes to support public schools.

In June 1941 after much competition with other sites, the War Department announced the approval of the site sixteen miles south of Macon and just east of the railroad on what is known today as Highway 247 in Warner Robins.

In September of 1942 citizens of Wellston agreed to rename the town and the following March, Warner Robins was incorporated.

On March 5, 1943, the town of about 50 permanent residents was incorporated as the City of Warner Robins.

World War IIThe road to warThe United States at warWar productionFinancing the warSocial consequences of the warThe 1944 electionThe new United States role in world affairs

The peak Cold War years, 1945–60The Truman Doctrine and containmentPostwar domestic reorganizationThe Red ScareThe Korean WarPeace, growth, and prosperityEisenhower’s second termDomestic issuesWorld affairsAn assessment of the postwar era

By 1950 a municipal airport had been developed, the first public library was open, Boy Scout Troop 96 was ten years old, and a third courthouse had just been completed.

The theatre was called Wellston Theatre until April of 1954 when it was renamed RAMA Theatre.

Centerville was incorporated in 1958 and, contrary to popular belief, owes its name not to its geographical position within the State of Georgia, but its position between Macon (the seat of Bibb County) and Perry.

The Myrtle Street station officially opened on October 23, 1959.

Being the first fire department in the state to have 100% personnel trained in advanced first aid resulted in a certificate being presented by the American Red Cross in 1961.

Being the first fire department in the state to have 100% personnel trained in advanced first aid resulted in a certificate being presented by the American Red Cross in 1961. It closed when the new fire station built at 117 Chestnut Road opened on August 11, 1963 soon followed by another station at 1111 Green Street on November 17, 1963, which would later become the Fire Department Headquarters.

Further expansion took place in 1977 with the addition of new programs.

1979 saw the opening of our fourth fire station located on Carl Vinson Parkway.

Becoming a city employee in 1982, Chief Singletary worked his way up through the ranks to reach this position.

In May 1983, Chief Wood was appointed Director of Public Safety.

Intensive emergency medical assistance training began in February 1985 and in April that year, a full-time communication division was established.

A first response vehicle for grass and trash fires was put into service in March 1987, and in December an emergency response vehicle was purchased for the Assistant Chiefs in charge of shifts to use while on duty.

The Warner Robins Fire Department began aggressive fund-raising efforts in August 1989 to raise money for the Muscular Dystrophy Association.

In 1990, the Georgia National Fairgrounds & Agricenter opened to showcase the agricultural achievements of Georgia’s young people.

In December 1991, the Houston County 911 Center opened and assumed dispatching duties for the fire department.

Our first aerial apparatus, a 1998 E-One Quint, was purchased in February 1998 for over $400,000.

Station 6 on Osigian Boulevard opened in March 1999.

After the sale of Station 4 on Carl Vinson to Houston County, the fire department was in need of a new Station 4 which opened on Houston Road June 23, 2004.

Continuing to grow, the seventh station was opened on Lake Joy Road on December 12, 2006.

Having outgrown the existing headquarters building, a new fire station and headquarters was built at 111 North Pleasant Hill Road and became operational January 9, 2007.

The Iran nuclear deal, the Bipartisan Budget Act of 2013, and the Ukraine crisis