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Blount Island fire station opens, bolstering emergency response for Marines and port operations
260819-M-BD377-2892.JPG Photo By: Dustin Senger

Aug 19, 2026
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. - U.S. Marine Corps Col. David Merles, commanding officer of Marine Corps Support Facility Blount Island, speaks with Jacksonville Fire and Rescue Department Lt. L.G. Washington during the Fire Station 48 opening ceremony Aug. 19, 2026, on Blount Island in Jacksonville, Florida. Washington, a member of the ceremony’s honor guard, retired from the U.S. Navy as a chief petty officer after 24 years of service, with Naval Air Station Jacksonville as his final duty station. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Dustin Senger)


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