It wasn't until 1912 that the department acquired its first motor-driven equipment, a Seagrave fire truck and chemical engine.. The first paid firefighter, William Vickers, was hired by the Department in 1914 and he lived upstairs at the fire hall for an $8-a-month rent.
The fire department didn't get its first motorized equipment until 1912, a Seagrave fire truck and chemical engine. The first paid firefighter, William Vickers, was hired in 1914 and lived at the fire hall for $8 per month.