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Show Sun Chronicle, February 9, 19S0, Poge 12 R Ogden's fire department history related IF continued from page i man rang the bell, He also notified the chief engineer, fire chief and other fireman nearest the enginehouse and alarmed many of the citizen by the cry of Fire! Fire1' ccalling out the street and avenue where the fire was located tMiffl! an Mi The drills were held to keep the firemen and horses m would ring and the chains would drop and the horses and men would dash to their if sis in Ogden in 1881 'jhimii: of the city with fire waterworks, hydrants located CAST IRON NET WT. ICBO APPROVED ALL S. Includes screen, boot, damper, grate and bean pot. two were motorized, the fire chief firemen posing in this the fire bell which Note Fire the of car chief's early-daDepartment. Ogden r s rear tires and the on the and hood on the clanged-awaand board the note and equipin rear. the carried Yes, running equipment for emergencies. ment - the chief was SHORTLY AFTER 1914, the year Ogden fire stations d rode to fires in style, according to these two well-dresse- y well-prepare- BIG FIRE AT ARMY SUPPLY DEPOT my Finally, in 1942-4desire to be a fireman w'as realized and I began as a 3, fireman at Ogdens Army Supply Depot, now known as Defense Ogden Depot (DDO). I experienced my biggest fire when Building 9A was destroyed. The building was one bay long, Mr. Phillips reports that he didnt take up his job as a fireman right after he graduated from Ogden High School and college. I first became a school teacher and coach in sports at Victor, Idaho, for one year. Then I waited another two years while I taught at Malta, Idaho and another year as teacher and coach at Thatcher, Idaho, and then went to Mount Fort Junior 180 feet by 80 feet wide. The following year, I left the supply depot and joined the Ogden Fire Department that job I continued until I retired until 1972, when I had been a fireman for 284 years. My hardest fought fire was when the Royal Canning factory at 31st and Lincoln High School in Ogden. volunteer The d firemen of Ogden operated from October, 1874 to January, 1916, he concluded. There is a Roll of of 310 men who Honor participated in that public Volunteer as service Fireman. Mr. Phillips continued his story. smoke-fighte- snow-chain- y in 1914. morning and evenings. MARCO CIRCULATOR be 820-23- OGDEN BUILT TWO FIRE STATIONS In 1891 two fire stations were constructed in Ogden, one on Grant Avenue between 25th and 26th streets, and the other No. 2 Station on 23rd Street between Monroe and Quincy avenue. This was for the Bench district, and in those days of fire wagons pulled by horses, before the was Fire Department motorized, children used to watch the fire drills at 0X0 would wagons Street, across the street from No 2 Fire Station, and we watched them drill almost every day. That was where the I continued, action was, recalling those early days with Mr. Phillips. The horses would be standing in their stalls on either side of the fire wagon. When the alarm would ring the horses pranced out of their stalls and stood in their places beside the tongue of the lire wagon, ready to be harnessed. "Their bridles would be slipped in placed and the harnesses snapped on, ready to pull the firewagon and answer the fire call. Those firewagon horses were eager to race to the blazes, they w anted to be w here the blaze was, and so were us kids. We didnt like it when the fire stations were motorized companies enjoyed themselves in competition with each other. The volunteer firmen served faithfully in Ogden until August 10, 1890, records show, when the paid fire department firemen were established. At that time, Ogden volunteer firemen moved their old lime equipment to Five Points and it functioned there in that district. FRANKLIN STOVE 356-LB- fire propriate places. fire drills were established, and the city agreed to pay each fireman $1 for every monthly drill he attended "About this same time a Hook and Ladder Company was organized, a Hose Cart also was inCompany HEAVY-DUT- Y fire stopped to rest at 12th Street and Washington Avenue for a brief rest before making the final dash to the Five Points area. The Ogden Fire Department had beautiful horses, I said to Mr. Phillips. In those early days we lived at in apMonthly stituted, and these $ the 1881 with the wagons, ready to dash to the tires, if there was one. Everyone was ready to fight fires, at any hour day or night, in any part of Ogden. Father told me that on long runs, such as to Five Points, the horses pulling the "The facilities for fighting fires were greatly improied establishment beside places FIRST FIRE HYDRANTS In readiness. "The fire alarm bells avenue was destroyed by fire. Another big blaze which 1 experienced was when the Troy Laundry burned, on Wall Avenue between 25th and 26th Streets--i- t was a hot blaze, and a big one. In fact, its been a hot life for me, for 281 2 years when I retired in 1972, and my story now is hot off the press. Im happily married to my wife Marian, former Carnegie Free Librarian, and Weber County Library reference room librarian. We have six children, four boys and two none of my sons girls-b- ut are firemen, nor my daughter, either. Perhaps one fireman in a a HOT family is enough-i- ts OLD LIFE, Eh? Zero clearance heat circulating fireplace. built-i- n 185 Reg. $238.95 ft ft DOORS PRE-HUN- G 20, 24 26, 28 DISCOUNTED WE STOCK ODD & END CABINETS SAVE. ASBESTOS 316x4x8 this 1912 picture snapped in 2 at 835 shows Twenty-thirand four firemen (left to right) Roy Steele, B Cheney, E B Hinton. This struc Phillips and N SHOWN ABOVE front of horse-draw- 316x4x4 .60 While Stock Lasts I DAMAGED DOORS n fire-wago- n J- y4x4x8 7 x4x4 J- - SOUP IS SPLENDID FARE Soup of the evening, beautiful soup, reads a line in Alice in Wonderland. People often prefer a simple soup or stew to fancier food, and special favorites need not be reserved for the family. Guests are equally receptive to honest hearty fare and Fine Fish Chowder makes an everyday meal memorable. Seasoned with an envelope of buttermilk salad dressing mix, the dish takes on a delicate, yet distinctive flavor and is ready in a matter of minutes. FIREPLACE SETS BLACK $595 Up h - two-stor- y AS LOW AS 4 ture was renovated into an apartment house and is still standing No. 2 Fire Station was later moved to 1585 Twenty-fiftStreet and then to Harrison and 21st as density in population shifted. 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