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Show U Present Fire Department's History Pleasant Grove Fire Department was organized in May, 1908, with 10 members. Three of these original men, are still active members of this department. The equipment at that time consisted of one hose cart ana 350 feet of fire hose. One year later 500 feet of hose were added, together with three 5Yz gallons chemicals. All this equipment was pulled around by hand and three fires a year was a busy year, but fires kept increasing and in 1924 the city saw the need of a fire truck, and therefore purchased a ton and a half truck equipped with a pump. The firemen then got busy and worked night after night donating their time together with some money and built the hose Ibed iand back running step on the truck. The truck was given a coat of paint and in May 1924 was put in service. Since that time a twenty-five gallon chemical tank has been added, new housing quarters and today this department consists of a triple combination fire truck, and has 850 feet of fire nose and two 2 gallon forraite chemicals, also ladders and various other equip- There are now twelve members and aU are members of the State and Utah-Juab County Firemen's associ- An attempt will be made to put the3e men in uniform such as other cities are doing. Already new caps have been ordered and are beujj : Pd for out of the firemen's own treasury A report of the department up to December 1st, 1929, is as follow. This department answered ten fire calls in the city. City property m-olved m-olved in nre, 112.110. Fire losses $1,260. City property involved pe n-nfta $7.12. City property loss per capita $1-00. A saving in property o. 0 350.00 Several items were ad ed this department such a hose eU; Four more fire hydrants were install Lathis year, which has greatly improved im-proved the efficiency of this depart- TLns should visit this depart-reent depart-reent and should know wha he mav0r and council, together th Ue . rloine for vour protection, firemen are doing iui . i Citizens are always welcome, and any fireman will be glad to answer questions. |