Station #1, 1883-1934, on E. Fourth
From a Facebook post by Old Photos of Newport
There's an issue about the bell from the station.
Newport Fire Company #2
From a Facebook post by Old Photos of Newport
Background on Fire Co. #2
Newport Fire Department
| Pat Gerrein Emark tells us: “That's Wilbur (Fritz) Gerrein behind the wheel of the firetruck. The white-haired gentleman on the right (holding two hoses) is Pat Henzerling (sp?), and I believe the guy in the white hat w. a bow tie could be Henry Wheitholder (sp?) who was fire chief when our dad died in 1966. I believe Henry's son, Tommy, may have followed in his dad's footsteps to become chief, or assistant chief, or at least a firefighter. The picture was taken behind the firehouse that was on 4th street. It would be hard to guess the year - you might add ten years to the year of the cars parked there. . . most fire fighters couldn't afford a car that was less than 10 years old! My guess would be between 1950-1964 (wide range!).” |
These are Cincinnati Firefighters demonstrating equipment for the Newport FD, July 19, 1922.
We suppose that building on the far right had nothing to do with the CFD's
choice of demo sites.
1945
From a Facebook post by Old Photos of Newport
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| Newport Fire Department, 1907 |
Newport Fire Department, 1941. A key to names. |
Newport Police Department, 1900 |
Newport Police Department, 1958. from a Facebook post by Bob Brown |
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| Newport Fire Department, from a Facebook post by Tara Skaggs Fisher, whose great grand Father John Wesley Anderson appears in each photo. |
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| Engine Company #1 | Ahrens used the Newport Fire Truck in an ad |
Washington Fire Company No. 1 (10 East Fourth Street)
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| Scene of the death of Newport Fireman Lee Howe. Details. |
Hose Wagon #3, located in the 300 Block of W. 7th from 1892 to 1928 |
Hose Wagon #4 |
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| 1915. The fire truck on the left is by US Truck in Covington, a subsidiary of Stewart Iron Works. On the right is a truck by A Schacht | Another US Truck Co fire truck in Newport. | An Ahrens Fire Truck. Details |
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| 1919 Ahrens Fox (left) 1928 Ahrens Fox (right) |
A 1922 Ahrens Fox pulling a Seagrave Ladder |
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| Fire Company 1 located at 10 East 4th Street. | ||
Several of these images are from the Newport Fire Department's own web site. There's a history of the department there, too.
Margaret Strebel Hartman's History of the Newport Fire Department (pdf) is here.
Newport Firehouse, 1948
From a Facebook post by April Scales Huffman
| A photo by Larry Stulz, who describes it: “Newport Fire House with all vehicles pulled out onto front driveway near 4th and York. I took this shot sometime in the late 1980's. Every building in this photo is no gone. The Freedom Bell will be right in the middle of this photo now. Where the black parking lot is, just above the fire house chimney, was a notorious 'house of ill repute' back in the day. When it burned in the early 1980's, many secret room and false walls were found. The multi-story building also contained a large bookie operation. This was all located catty-cornered from the courthouse and police station!” |
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| Beginning in the 1750s, some American insurance companies issued metal fire marks to policyholders to signify that their property was insured against fire damage. The fire marks bore the name and/or symbol of the insurer, and some included the customer’s policy number. The company or agent would then affix the mark to the policyholder’s home or business. For owners the mark served as proof of insurance and a deterrent against arson. For insurance companies the mark served as a form of advertising, and alerted volunteer firefighters that the property was insured. The Clay Fire and Marine Insurance Company of Newport, Kentucky issued these fire marks in 1856. The mark is an unusually shaped scalloped cast iron piece, with a raised text that reads “CLAY/FIRE AND MARINE/INSURANCE CO/OF NEWPORT KY.” This fire mark’s design has been obfuscated by some deterioration. The Clay Fire and Marine Insurance Company operated from 1856 to 1879. |
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