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Active
"Active" was pulled by men, who then had to pour buckets of
water into
its tub, then turn the cranks to pump the water. Firefighters
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Aerial Truck
The first aerial ladder truck was an
American LaFrance 65 footer,
purchased in 1909 as Ellicott Hook & Ladder. In
1911 it was desig- nated Hook & Ladder Company No. 1
and was pulled by a three-horse team. It was equipped
with a two-wheel tractor in 1916 (the
city's first motorized piece!) and served until 1927. |
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T. T. Cluney
Can you imagine the excitement when this fire engine clattered down
Jamestown's brick streets??
It's pictured in front of Station 2 on Winsor Street, which housed
motorized units until the building was sold. The Cluney was named
for a fire chief. |
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Deluge Engine Co.
Formed in 1829, Deluge Engine Company Number 1 started with
the Button
"Active" hand-pumper, then went through a serious of pumpers.
This
unit is a Herby hose wagon from about 1893. Deluge lost its First
Assistant Foreman Alfred Shoesmith in the 1910 fire. |
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Don, the Horse
Duliba's book has a different view of this horse, Don, doing what
appears
to be a favorite trick. This view is taken on W. Sixth Street,
near
the SS. Peter & Paul Catholic Church. |
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Eagle Hose Co.
This card shows the 1895 Herby wagon used by Eagle Hose
Company, and
posing in front of the 3-story firehouse the company shared with the
Fire
Police in Brooklyn Square. The building was not in active use at
the time of it demise, 1973, due to urban renewal. |
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Fire Police
The Fire Police had only one paid driver, Frank
Griffin. The
company lost its captain, Jonathan Hanson, during the Gokey Fire of
1910
and renamed the company Hanson Hook & Ladder Co. 2 (disbanded a
year
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Jeffords Hose Co.
The East Jamestown area was served by this company that was
founded
in 1883. Named for its founder, Charles L. Jeffords, the company
was housed at E. Second and Kipp Streets. The company was made a
city company in 1911, and the firehouse was later turned into a church. |
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Martyn Hose Co.
Factory owner M.George Martyn was concerned about fire
protection and
started this company in 1891, across the street from his factory.
The city waited 14 months to recognize the company, fearing it would
not
protect ALL people. It did, until 1911. The building
remains
on W. Fifth near Clinton, but you wouldn't recognize it! |
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Prendergast Hose Co.
Under the name, City Hose Company,
this company started in
1873, and
was renamed for Prendergast in 1874. This view of the 1898
American
LaFrance chemical hose unit is in front of the City Hall Fire Station
that
became Engine Company No. 1. The building served from 1895 to
1970,
and the central fire station is still there, in a new building. |
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