Show For r H Hall Half lf a C Century Park City Firemen Have Dave i t Fought f Fire ire with Hrs Horse Drawn Drawn Carts Mod Modern rit Equipment r. r f 1 i i. i 1 Ii J T Many y year ar of service to their community com cent are represented by these six me members bers of the Park City Volunteer Fire Department Several Severa have been members for more than The Park Perk City Vo Volunteer Fire ent ent is rooted in a d deep p and spectacular past being organized organized or in 1881 1581 by 17 n. W W. Berry When the Lt h h State Firemans Fireman's Association lon was organized in 1908 Park City with 35 35 members Joined Join ed as cne one of the tte charter i signers Of the 1 thirty five only six active members remain em ln to guide the activities of the group Until 1921 when the first motor truck was put Into service by Chief William J J. J Berry al the e fare tyre fl equipment was was was' hand or horse Crawn drawn I In case o ot ota t re Jt gas was cus custom customary customary om ary to use any ty team team of horses available Ie on n Main Iain St Street to drag the the fire This was housed at the City City- Hall Halt the s site te tet of t the pr present sent fire station The firemen were divided into three teams one for each ward and ana hose carts were were placed at strategic strate lc locations in each ward Today's equipment includes two motor trucks one cue being a gallon Two inhalators are kept ready for instant use at atall atall atall all times In addition to providing the town with fire tire protection a wide rural area Is also served Early day Park City st suffered many disastrous fires tires but due to the present departments department's efficiency efficiency ency the area in recent years has been remarkably free of any serious serious seri ous conflagration The fiftieth anniversary of the State Firemans Fireman's Association willbe will willbe willbe be held in Heber City early in inJune June m half a century From left W. W J J. J Berry Clarence Hays Bert Bircumshaw aw Lawrence Berry Bud Joh Johnson son Fraser Buck |