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Firefighters Practicing Falls
Firefighters practicing catching falling civilians taken in the early 1900's.
Photograph of a Fire Truck on Franklin St.
Photograph of a fire truck on Franklin St in Decatur during a safety lane fire run on September 11 of 1936.
Photograph of Arthur C. Spence
Photograph of Arthur C. Spence; died March 3, 1955; married to Mary Stine in 1906. Assistant Fire Chief, retired May 1941 after serving 39 years. Member of Grace Methodist Church, the Ionic Lodge 312, AF&AM, and the Springfield Consistory.
Photograph of Charles W. Devore
Photograph of Charles W. Devore; died March 31, 1920. Decatur Fire Chief for 30 years and on the Fire Department force for 36 years. He was appointed a member of the National Bureau of Fire Prevention. He was the last member of the first paid Fire…
Photograph of Ed Platt Receiving Medal
Photograph of Fire Chief Ed Platt being presented by Commissioner Tom Moran a gold medal as a token of the esteem of businessmen and friends of the East Eldorado street business district in which is located No. 2 firehouse where he served for 39…
Photograph of Edward Platt and Lawrence L. Gibbons
Photograph of Fire Chief Edward Platt and head of detectives Lawrence L. Gibbons as Chief Platt claims the trophy as a token of his department having won the annual firemen-policemen baseball game.
Photograph of Fire Truck Designed by Fire Chief
Photograph of a fire truck designed by Fire Chief Will Platt of Decatur. Costing nearly $17,000 and weighing almost 8 tons, the truck embodied a radical change in cab style and equipment. Seven men, including the driver, rode in the cab; none on the…
Photograph of Fire Wagon during Funeral Procession
Photograph of Jim Park driving a fire wagon for Jack Sheehy's funeral procession taken in 1909.
Photograph of Firehouse #1
Photograph of the former site of firehouse #1 on 156 W Main St. in Decatur taken in 1996.
Photograph of Frank L. Bickes
Photograph of Frank L. Bickes; died Aug. 21, 1936. Decatur contractor for 50 years. He was a member of the old Decatur Volunteer firemen. He served as a paid fireman when the Fire Department was established.
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Board of Directors Meeting - September 1992
These are the minutes and agenda for the board of directors meeting in September 1992. At this meeting the board discussed the city librarian's…