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BROADWAY BEAUTIES--Members of the cast above
presented West of the Rio for benefit of the fire company,
in 1940, at Dallas Borough High School.
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years and fire chief in 1963,
said when the fire bell
clanged in the early
thirties, excited youngsters
and adults would run out
from all doors to watch the
’27 Mack pumper whirl out
the old borough building .on
Mill Street. The new
electronic siren system
replaced the old bell.
In 1965, Chief Don
Shaffer incorporated the
point system in the
firehouse. No longer could
men pay $1 and officially
become a volunteer
fireman.
Throughout the year, a
fireman has to accumulate
40 points gained by at-
tending meetings, training
sessions, work nights and
fighting fires. Once he has
gained 40 points, he
automatically becomes an
official volunteer fireman.
The fire and ambulance
company currently has 40
men on the active list,
Sheehan said.
The ambulance com-
pany, originated in 1954
under the auspices of the
Community Ambulance
Association, joined with
the fire company in 1974 for
economic ‘reasons,
Sheehan said. At that time
the name was changed to
incorporate both services.
Fund drives which used to
be held jointly are now
held concurrently, each
sharing 50 per cent of the
profits, Sheehan said. |
Many things have
changed in the fire co
pany since its inceptionin
1927. There have been 17
fire chiefs and countless '
volunteers. Two of the
charter members, Clyde
Veitch, the first fire chief,
and Les Warhola, fire chief
in 1935, are still living,
Sheehan said, but are no
longer active members.
There is at least one
thing which hasn’t
changed. One thing time
has not toldits tale on. The
firemen still pay an
initiation fee of $1.