Wake County Created in 1771 Making History with the Garner Fire Department Presentation by Mike Legeros 1792 – Raleigh Map 1802 – Raleigh Newspaper Ad Pattern of Fire Protection 1800s – Raleigh Fire Protection 1819 – First fire engine delivered • Building codes / fire laws 1819 – First fire company formed • Bell / signal to summon 1851 – Construction of fire cisterns ordered • Buckets, ladders, etc. 1852 – Salaried fire chief appointed • Wells as water supplies • Purchase of fire equipment 1853 – First provisions for storing fire equipment • Formation of fire company 1870 – Steam fire engine delivered • Installation of water system 1879 – Chemical fire engine delivered • Installation of alarm boxes 1886 – First fire hydrants installed 1887 – Electric telegraph fire alarm system installed 1
1900 – Raleigh Fire Department 1900 – Raleigh Fire Department Company Rescue No. 1 Hook and Ladder Capital Hose No. Victor Hose No. • 4 volunteer fire companies No. 1 3 2 Foreman R. E. Lumsden W. W. Parrish John R. Ferrall Sylvester Dunston • 87 firefighters, plus Chief and Asst Chief Assistant F. Brenig R. G. Upchurch E. B. Bain W. H. Palmer • 127 public fire hydrants Members 23 13 25 26 • three 2 horse hose wagons, each carrying 1000' of rubber-lined cotton hose • 15 private fire hydrants Equipment • one hook and ladder truck • eight horses • 30 alarm boxes • one Gould steamer in reserve Chief L. A. Mahler, Fire Chief Assistant Walter Woollcott, Assistant Chief 1900s Fire Apparatus 1906 Horse-Drawn Steamer 1920s Motorized Pumper October 8, 1926 2
Great Fires in the City Great Fires in the County • November 29, 1901 – Watagua Building, A&M College • February 25, 1908 – Largest building in Cary • October 29, 1905 – Dormitory, Catholic Orphanage • June 13, 1911 – Downtown Apex, nine buildings • April 24, 1913 – News & Observer building • June 1916 – Downtown Fuquay Springs, three stores and warehouse • March 25, 1914 – Tompkins Hall, A&M College • February 6, 1913 – Downtown Rolesville, ten buildings • November 6, 1915 – Several buildings on W. Martin Street • December 10, 1925 – Downtown Wendell, third of business • April 22, 1921 – Pullen Memorial Baptist Church district • April 10, 1926 – Insane Asylum • April 22, 1927 – Downtown Wake Forest, two cafes and • July 3, 1928 – Yarborough Hotel movie theater • November 14, 1928 – Wakelon High School in Zebulon Wake County Fire Departments Wake County Fire Departments Wake Forest, 1921 Zebulon, by 1921 Cary, 1922 Wendell, by 1925 Apex, 1927 Fuquay Springs, by 1938 Wake County Fire Departments Zebulon, 1923 3
Wendell, 1925 Wake Forest, 1926 Apex, 1928 September 29, 1928 September 29, 1928 May 10, 1944 4
December 28, 1946 February 7, 1940 1950s – Rural Fire Departments 1950s – Rural Fire Departments 1950s – Rural Fire Departments Who Were These Volunteers? Six Forks Road members in 1958 included 1952 – Apex 1956 – Wake Forest • grocer • florist 1952 – Garner 1956 – Wake New Hope • barber • mail carrier 1953 – Zebulon 1957 – Wendell • detective • heating contractor 1954 – Fuquay-Varina 1957 – Western Blvd. • telephone man • two mechanics 1954 – Knightdale 1958 – Rolesville • lawyer • Civil Defense official 1955 – Morrisville 1958 – Stony Hill • school teacher • several State workers 1956 – Six Forks Rd. 5
1960s – Rural Fire Departments Rural Fire Departments Garner Fire Department First Firemen Organized 1952 1952 – First Fire Truck 1952 – First Fire Truck Sold to Harrells, N.C. Bought from Durham, N.C. 6
John Kelly’s Garage 1952 – Second Fire Truck 1953 – First firehouse 1953 – First Firehouse 110 Pearl Street July 28, 1956 – Edenton Street July 24, 1955 – Jones Supermarket Baptist Church 7
1957 Fundraising Letter September 3, 1956 – First Firemen’s Day 1957 Fundraising Letter 1957-58 – Newer Apparatus 1957 Chevrolet / American LaFrance pumper, 750 GPM, 600 gallons, owned by fire department 1958 Ford / American LaFrance pumper, 500 GPM, 300 gallons, owned by Town Fire Calls 1961 – Annual Report • total of 132 fire calls answered • 1957 - 50 • total of 33 volunteer firefighters • average of $50 of each firefighter's own funds "in • 1958 - 48 order to belong to the department" • 1959 - 134 • average of 100 hours of each firefighter's time devoted to fire department, not including time spent • 1960 - 103 "in actual firefighting" • total of 36 hours spent in drills by firefighters • 1961 - 132 • monthly amount of $100 contributed by County • 1962 - 129 • fire department telephone number is VAnce 9-3459 8
1960s Donation Envelope 1962 – Emergency Power Unit January 31, 1966 1967 Roster 1967 Roster 1970 – New Station 1 9
Fire Station Locations Fire Calls • 1970, 244 • 1971, 247 • 1972, 206 • 1973, 210 1976 – Station 2 Opens April 18, 1974 – Town Hall Burns 1978 – Apparatus Roster 1988-89 Changes 1988 – Fire department begins accepting Wake County tax money 1988 – First paid Fire Chief hired 1988 – Administrative Assistant hired 1989 – Four additional paid personnel hired: Captain, Lieutenant, and two firefighters 10
1990s – Newer Apparatus April 7, 1993 1999 – Station 3 Opens 2001 – Aerial Platform Garner Fire Department Today • 3 stations • 14 pieces of apparatus, 4 support vehicles Any questions? • 65 members, including 26 career firefighters • 3,500 calls answered annually • protecting over 20,000 people For more information on the history of firefighting in Wake County, visit www.legeros.com 11
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