Spokane Fire Station No. 2 Steamer & Horses
This file appears in: Spokane Fire Station No. 2: Spokane's First Firefighters
Jack Batson driving No. 2's steamer. Photo Courtesy of Spokane Fire Department, Spokane, WA.
This file appears in: Spokane Fire Station No. 2: Spokane's First Firefighters
Spokane Fire Station No. 2: Spokane's First Firefighters
Spokane's Fire Department began with Station No. 1 and Station No. 2. After forming the Spokane Falls Volunteer Fire Department in 1884, Rescue Hose No. 1, made up of "white-collar men," and Spokane Hose Company No. 2, made up of…