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This is a report on the fire facilities of Decatur, IL. It was presented to the Mayor and City Council by John Dever, City Manager on March 5, 1961. The report covers the present status of each station and equipment, station needs and improvements,…

Photographs of Ira D. Leech; died November 20, 1963. Served in World War I and returned to Decatur to become a member of the Fire Department in 1920. After working for a year as a hoseman, he was briefly laid off in 1921, but returned in 1922 as a…

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…