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 acquisition of the first motor-driven equipment by the department happened in 1912, with a Seagrave fire truck and chemical engine. The hiring of William Vickers as the first paid firefighter occurred in 1914. He lived at the fire hall for $8 per month.