Springfield Fire Department
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Springfield organized its first volunteer fire department in the 1890s. Called the “Hook, Ladder, and Bucket Brigade,” it occupied the Odd Fellows Hall along with the city council. The first engines were hand-pumped hose carts drawn by the firemen. The fire department moved to [[F Street (Springfield)|F Street]] when city water was installed; this station appears on the [[1912]] Sanborn maps (Kraus 1970:27-29). | Springfield organized its first volunteer fire department in the 1890s. Called the “Hook, Ladder, and Bucket Brigade,” it occupied the Odd Fellows Hall along with the city council. The first engines were hand-pumped hose carts drawn by the firemen. The fire department moved to [[F Street (Springfield)|F Street]] when city water was installed; this station appears on the [[1912]] Sanborn maps (Kraus 1970:27-29). | ||
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Current revision as of 23:32, 15 August 2007
Springfield organized its first volunteer fire department in the 1890s. Called the “Hook, Ladder, and Bucket Brigade,” it occupied the Odd Fellows Hall along with the city council. The first engines were hand-pumped hose carts drawn by the firemen. The fire department moved to F Street when city water was installed; this station appears on the 1912 Sanborn maps (Kraus 1970:27-29).
