Welcome to Hose Company 1

Incorporated on November 14, 1888, Hose Company No. 1 rented a local hall from former fire Commissioner Dr. F.G. Stroud and operated what was known as the "Big Old Engine" housed in the engine house located on the school property on West Second Street. In 1893, the Commissioners provided Hose Company No. 1 with a new house built on a lot located at North Washington Street. In 1916, Hose Company No.1