Firefighters Historical Museum

The fire station you're in is the 2nd fire station built on this site. The 1st station was founded in 1873 during the hand-pulled apparatus days. It was then known as the Eagle Hose Company. The station was approximately where the current entrance and fire alarm rooms are. The original station was two stories in height and faced S. It housed a four wheel hose cart on the 1st floor and had a dormitory on the 2nd floor.