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Show Often Too Little, Too Late Thursday, Aug 27, 1981 From Its Humble Beginnings Fire-Fightin- g, (Part one of a three part series ) by LaRee Pehrson whenever there was a full one available. In the meantime in Bingham and Magna, fire fighting was done by forming a bucket brigman-pow- For those who have grown up in this highly mechanized age it is hard to conceive that there was ever a time when there were no emergency vehicles to respond to their calls for help. But less man a hundred years no ago there were no ambulances . . . just primitive fire fighting equipment that was often too little and too late. para-medic- gg MSTVALLEYVIW - s, er ade. Men Pulled Carts But as time went on, a more sophisticated method evolved where ten or twelve firemen would respond to the station, snap a harness on themselves, then pull a cart with two large wheels and a reel wrapped with fire hose to V Salt Lake County Machine Shop which was then located in the 4700 block of State Street, Marriott began talking fire protection to his superior Ernest Burgon 1920 - White Fire Truck delivered to County Commit- sioners. Ernest Burgon, Chief of the Commission, seated in truck, with left to right, William H. of the Burgon was commissioner of roads and bridges for Salt Lake County at the time and wielded considerable influence on the com- mission. But first he had to sell the idea to the commissioners even though he himself recognized that Marriott had a valid point. After months of discussion Marriott finally persuaded the commission to buy a fire truck, and during the time it took for the truck to be delivered he had a fire station built in the south end of the county shop White Truck - When the truck arrived it was a White brand vehicle that needed to be refurbished A windshield had to be installed, a large bell attached to the front fender and an electric siren on the other fender. In addition they made up a first aid kit, installed new spot lights Albert Marriott, First Fire Chief, pictured at Saltair fire. And people had to watch with heavy hearts as the hungry red flames licked through their possessions turning them into ashes in a matter of minutes. Murray City, 1905 Stenacker, S.J. Lindsay unidentified, berts son, who was too young to be a bonafide member of the volunteers, but he fought just as hard as any man in the ranks Last week, Marriott who now lives in Hayward, California, reminisced about his days on the force. Peerless - He said that the second car purchased was an old Peerless automobile which was converted into a chiefs car or auxiliary truck The work was done by emploj ees of the county shop and the vehicle served for months before it was demolished in an accident while responding to a fire It seems that the spokes of the wheels were made of wood, as most wheels were in those days, and while crossing over the street car tracks at 33rd South and State the front wheel collapsed The accident almost cost the lives of Albert Marriott and Fred An orly Fir Truck, a 12 cylinder Packard, 1918 model, which wo wrecked at 3300 So. and Stole Street. , . wreckage left from the Palmer who spent weeks in the hospital Packard wherever the fire was raging There were always two men in the back of the cart holding onto ropes for braking power, and they became so proficient in their work that they won many prizes for their skills at the Utah State Firemans - But as soon as he was able to return to his job Marriott bought another car, a 12 cylinder Packard that was fitted wtih two large brass chemical tanks which were used to fight a high percentage of the fires not only in the east side of the valley but in the west valley as well Convention Murray City had organized a fire department that was headed by William C. Burrows, and housed m the old city hall. Two great white horses were kept perfectly groomed in the stalls at ground level, and when the fire bell sounded they tensed their muscles in readiness to race to the site where a fire was in progress. and the third man is By 1905 Horses - The harness hung above the entrance of the fire hall and was dropped on the horses backs at the jerk of a lever. Then they were hitched to a water filled cylinder out of a ditch that was re-fill- Age of cars - 9t'o yeanfccok time! When the age of the automobile came to Bingham, an old car was purchased that was converted into a fire truck. The work was done in Albert Marriotts blacksmith shop In addition to being a blacksmith, Marriott was also the first chief of the Bingham Fire Department No. 2 and had also been a deputy sheriff as well. But fighting fires was his first love, so when he moved to Murray he recognized the need for better fire protection and better response time. In early 1920( as superintendent AND YOU CAN STILL AIAKE AN APPOINTMENT FOR A MASTER COLOR PORTRAIT A Peerless car, the second Fire Truck for the Salt Lake Volunteer Firemen. and ended up with what was then a well equipped piece of fire fighting equipment (toOCkc Gail i i L4ifl (33 (tS Marriott ton a kid, I like to do kid type things. I like to ride my bike, ploy ball and go swimm ng These are important to me 'There are other things that ore important, too I like learning words, I like to build things, I like playing with other kids That s why my parents enrolled me in Challenger Pre School I'm getting a head start on grade school and on hie that many kids don get II you have a kid hke me, send him to Challenger Pre School " Since Albert Marriott was the instigator of the first Salt Lake County Fire Department it was only fitting that he should also be its first chief So on November 21st, 1921, the volunteer fire "I m 1 a Mailt a Moth a Indaar-Oalda- tort pals ar Ploy GaUB CDD GQ? 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