Our department is a combination paid/volunteer department made up of (4)
full time fire fighters, which include Chief, Deputy Chief, Assistant Chief
and Captain. We also have (2)Part time fire fighters with a volunteer staff
engine.
The steamer in the picture above was purchased by the city in February
1885 for $12,000 including the price of hoses to equip it . the purchase of
the equipment was spurred by several major fires in the downtown area.
The first of which occurred in July 22nd 1878 and burned from the area of
the current day 100 Blk of 26th St. To the 3100 Blk of Lock Ave. The second
fire occurred in 1885.
This is a picture of the Fire Department in 1931. The engine pictured is a
turn of the Century Seagrave pumper and was the first internal
combustion engine fire engine in the city.
This is a picture of the fire department members in front of our old station.
The picture was taken in the early 1970's.
