Firefighting equipment of 1912

dc.date.accessioned	2019-09-25T15:48:38Z
dc.date.available	2019-09-25T15:48:38Z
dc.date.issued	0000-00-00
dc.identifier.uri	http://dspace.willardlibrary.org/xmlui/handle/123456789/1000000544
dc.description	The total motorized strength of the Battle Creek Fire Department in 1912 consisted of four vehicles, including the three in this photo published in the Enquirer and news on Aug. 31, 1980: the chief's car, an auxiliary and a pumper. The city's first motorized fire truck arrived on July 11, 1911, and was placed into service three days later when fire scorched the cupola at the gas company plant on Fountain Street. During the first year motorized vehicles were used, the city's fire loss was reduced by one-fifth. The fire department would be completely motorized by July 25, 1917. This photograph, supplied by Alfred E. Pitt, shows the equipment outside No. 1 Engine House on West Jackson Street.	en_US
dc.format.medium	4x5 BW negative
dc.subject	firefighting fire stations	en_US
dc.title	Firefighting equipment of 1912	en_US
dc.type	Image	en_US
dc.description.envelope	B.C. FIRE DEPT ENGINE HOUSE NO. 1 COPY FIRST MOTORIZED FIRE TRUCK ARRIVED 7/21/11 SCENES FROM YESTERDAY AUG. 31, '80
dc.description.photographer	Submitted
dc.description.taxonomy	Local News Categories\|Fires and Firefighting	en_US