Historical Societ meetin Manpower to power long climb for firefighters 1H Volunker lias way from Hit hs when ire iquipmirl const led of a slum a hook and Udder Iruck hiuktl or I lold members of Historical An fin hall on to I to Mr ird and other rs the lun Volunleir I infiRhlcrs talk about the his lor in of tin first known ire brigades wis formed by the ancient Rom wis 1 tht Corps of Mr said Their job w is to present spread of fires other buildings rather thin the but I too successful b tht fitt that Home downsntral turn Letter to the l hi Donations help blind to help selves ihi it i J I the blind Ihn tut I to l ike isk for his family he habituation and joii skill A blind can Inni iim or In r her f iniiK The hew p in of i nd child cm be more of bright future for their programs in jour donation will help blind lliemjclves through tltc in you help support there to contributing to the cam paijiii of ikise mail jour dona lions Don 1 Gtortctowii II Great Fire of London that any of the civilized count established fire codes Insurance began insunnfi buildings ires up Ihcir own brigades to the build insured If the to i building on fire it insured by kfl Mr said on It became to be the first one on scene put first Her on fire If companies close loRCtlur might for the privilege and the would burn down while Ihty fought Buildings were idcntifii visited the lighting In Renrral and uf Ihc larr and ilktd about the Itn re with an antique Ire truck ItlRll tin which told brigades which company i red the Mr Brassard said These fire marks were found even in Cinada and the United Sinks ind fighter fighter Tom said iny one who finds a Cam dian ire mark has real find can expect it to cost The first fire engine town was known as Old Gulliver and was probably by Joseph Barber Mr Bras sard said It was a hand pumped fire A larger unit wis purchibcdlatir It took men work The which pumped water from cisterns icnt locations if then was no handy HOOK The town also bought a hook and ladder truck about same time ility purchased The Mr Brassard said it the town v13 of firefighters in n and mention the irt call He hall iti and v The fire department still lias one of the Udders from the truck Former firefighter Jim Val slid when hi joined the fire department in 1938 the ire would qui first and the ladders were needed someone would to haul Ihe ladder truck out In IBM tht town put in the foundation for its present rant system after a represen latue from company selling powered fire engines pointed out the own had a Rood water supply with Silver Creek James Warren of kcrton did the engineering Joseph Barber Jr a Mr V ill ioretowt during the rictus recti wis Minding on the corner is the truck went by loaded with ill The truck op over the White and stilled ind of the men hid to off and push the truck up the hill Tit fire turned out to be It STORM Mr slid lilt association tried to find th lruK when looking for fire engine to but the time tht hid been pirtiail for lumber in a lumber in northern Ontario The truck purchised by town for the depart wis in This truck is the which volunteers recently restored with help from a Winlano grant The fire depirtment moved into a new hall built especially I SHELDON On Monday Nov 10 1980 AREA COUNCILLOR WARD 2 Esquesing lets Keep the Rural Area Rural hall Monday or Volunteer I Ire in id retired Jim rtn s department iitll 1E93 tin ire Tht a Ilia Iimi wis mm Mirk Th old hall on Mill Strut ilso doubkd as a firt hill tit bell in thi lower is d summon tht w i on hill tthiLh was used to hose out dry Mr Valentine said 19j3 Tht milling on of Inptl hid ihu ind i rope wh was to the hose up hanger in the lop of the The tower is W to feet high ind could hold lengths of ind i SO feel in It wis toughest job in Ihi fire dipirlment in dis host out to Mr said lonns first fire Iruck was purchased in Mr Bnssard said When irried on scene the it the rt iction by tipping a lead tank on wis Mr Vilmlint said wholi full used town Strxici fire mini is I pro minently in Mr Vilent me tilled the biggest and Hit longs on tin Mine I was on the wlin thuRh Mill in film Williams burned down Jick w is ilu tliiefal tin itinuousk for with of in quart of oil the engine from seizing up Mr hid to kup Hit lood open ketp truck from ovirlintmj if Hit mill lit time whohadbeenpndaiotil of toscl thi fire However the chief and Mr Valentine their of hid to run for ifler discovir id in the from the A trim id bun to Ihi Whin fin tall in tint night n single firefjht in tiny d ill iilt llttH ltd by I dim from mijor Mr Viltntme remimtHriil when i fin had started in the boiler house the Ikrricloiifhmill is first il tin he tilled Joe Gibbons ask rmisMo for the nil to go Id fin Ik rules tnd rtulit II ind you know go Mr Valtnline I htm lint in wire doing i lot of their shopping in ind lit Oh It mill I Tin red and belli well in a mm of In for le volunteers have a out rili for inswcrmg Mr said cent turn out wisn 1 always that wiy was olal by August Ihis ye 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