Spokane Fire Station No. 1 Extension Ladder
This file appears in: Spokane Fire Station No. 1: Establishing a Professional Force
Spokane Fire Department's first extension ladder truck; a 75-foot Preston drawn by horses "Prince & Charley." Driving is Frank Allen with George Squires accompanying him on the seat. Standing on the side is Asa Hunter and Dan Collins as the tillerman in the rear. They are standing in front of the Catholic church on Main at the east end of Washington. Pictured in 1894. Photo Courtesy of Spokane Public Library, Northwest Room, Spokane, WA.
This file appears in: Spokane Fire Station No. 1: Establishing a Professional Force
Spokane Fire Station No. 1: Establishing a Professional Force
Although the professionalization of the Spokane Falls Volunteer Fire Department was emerging years before the Great Fire of 1889, it wasn't until a few months after when the City passed an ordinance officially professionalizing the Spokane Falls…
