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

 

Volunteer  fire departments have been around for a long time. Where did they originate and who started them?

The man who established the first volunteer fire department also invented bifocals, wrote and printed Poor Richard’s Almanack, studied electricity and helped draft the Declaration of Independence. His name was Benjamin Franklin. The first volunteer fire department began in Philadelphia in 1736.

After an extensive fire in Philadelphia in 1736, Franklin created a fire brigade called The Union Fire company with 30 volunteers. The first full-fledged volunteer firefighter in America was Isaac Paschall. The idea of volunteer fire brigades gained popularity.


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