MILLBURY, Mass. - Millbury celebrated the dedication of its new fire department headquarters on Sunday.

Town leaders were on hand for a ribbon cutting to mark the grand opening of the new state-of-the-art facility.

The fire station is located at 130 Elm St. at the site of a former school. It replaces an older facility on the same street.

The station includes various staff rooms and technology to meet the safety needs of firefighters, EMS personnel and the public. 

“I can remember 46 years ago when Station 2 was being built,” said Chief Steven Kosiba. “I never thought I would see another station built before my time to retire, but it did happen. It was a pleasure to be involved with this project, from tearing down the old school, witnessing three times a day the blasting to get us to where we are today.”

The new headquarters took roughly a year and a half to build at a cost of $18 million.

Town leaders said the headquarters will meet the needs of the Millbury community for decades to come.