wpbfd – West Palm Beach Fire Department History 1894

⇐ BACK All All Author Centennial History of the West Palm Beach Fire Department by Ronald E. Johnson Ron on the nozzle at Mays Food Store 1970 Capt. Calvitt on nozzle Mays Food Store 1970 Ron playing backgammon with Walter Byrd late 1970s. Paul Polisena in background. 1970s Home Inspection Couden, Hubbard, Calvitt, and Ron…

⇐ BACK All All Public Relations 1905 race vs Miami July 4, 1908 parade Narcissus Ave. Wilber Hendrickson on horseback (left) West Palm Beach parade 1908. 1908 parade Circus strongman pulls pumper with teeth. T41 John Couden driving. Sept. 1962 P36 (left) ceremony for Mutual Aid Agreement with Palm Beach Fire Department. 1964 Santa on…

⇐ BACK All All Stations Central Station 1905 Southborough Station, 1923, Kenilworth and Poinsettia (Dixie) Designated Station 2 Northborough Station, 1923, 35th and Poinsettia (Dixie) Designated Station 1 North Station, 35th and N. Dixie, 1936 South Station 1937, 400 block Southern Blvd. #2 Station Southern Boulevard sold and revamped as offices. Photo 2016. Central #1…

⇐ BACK All All Apparatus The Bucket Brigade clowns 1915. Men of the department 1905. West Palm Beach parade 1908. Circa 1912 American LaFrance Type 10, 1912 From horse drawn to motorized circa 1912 Circa 1915 Circa 1915 Northborough Station, 1923, 35th and Poinsettia (Dixie) Designated Station 1 Southborough Station, 1923, Kenilworth and Poinsettia (Dixie)…

⇐ BACK All All Major Fires Breakers in Palm Beach 1925. Breakers Breakers Breakers Breakers Feb. 11, 1927 City Garage City Garage 1954 Congressional Church Ron on the nozzle at Mays Food Store 1970 1974 Helen Hoffman Carpets Structure fire 21st Street. When the lader pipe goes up, the roof comes down. One of the…

⇐ BACK All All Chiefs Richard L. “Dick” Ray, January 9, 1911 Alfred P. Sadler, January 9, 1913 – June 30, 1949 J. Ray Larrabee, June 30, 1949-December 1, 1952 A/C Larrabee Larrabee with Atomic Nozzle J. H. “Bill” Witherspoon, December 1, 1952-September 25, 1962 Witherspoon WWII Witherspoon WWII in New York Witherspoon Central Station…

⇐ BACK All All 1980 to 1994 Hetchler, Brown, Ranieri, Grasso, Baxter, Nelson, Kachman When the lader pipe goes up, the roof comes down. P401 at Central Station This is the bell that used to be in the bell tower at Central Station in the 1920s. It is located outside of a Lake Worth Church…

⇐ BACK All All 1950 to 1980 T41 John Couden driving. T42 at Parker Ave drill field 1964 Santa on P300 This is the bell that used to be in the bell tower at Central Station in the 1920s. It is located outside of a Lake Worth Church today. Sept. 1962 P36 (left) ceremony for…

⇐ BACK All All 1920 to 1950 Witherspoon WWII Witherspoon WWII in New York Larrabee with Atomic Nozzle A/C Larrabee Scene from Women Firefighters

⇐ BACK All All Flagler Alerts American LaFrance Type 10, 1912 Circa 1915 1922 Flagler Drive- R to L: 1922 Hudson Chief’s Car, 1921 AmericanLaFrance Pumper, 1911 ALF High Pressure Wagon, 1912 ALF Pumper, 1917 ALF Service Truck, 1922 ModelT-Ford Chemical Engine, 1922 Model T-Ford Chemical Engine Circa 1912 FD Band 1912