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First fire truck 1937

Une photo en couleur montrant, vers 1937, le premier camion de pompiers rouge avec les pompiers se tenant devant lui. Le camion a une échelle sur le toit et une pompe à eau sur le pare-choc avant.

Chester Municipal Heritage Society

first fire truck 1937 with the firemen standing on and around the truck

Picture of the first fire truck used by the Chester Volunteer Fire Department which was founded in 1936 by a group headed by Forman Hawboldt who had lost his home to fire in 1935.   This truck is still used for special occasions by the department.