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Birtle Fire Department
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Birtle
Volunteer Fire brigade:
The
original fire brigade started the year
the Town of Birtle was Incorporated in
1884.
In
1950 the first engine was purchased, and
later a second was bought by the R.M. of
Birtle. Both were housed beside
the Town Hall.
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Five homes of volunteers
were equipped with telephones with the
number 3300. All five would ring and the
first to answer pressed a button which
sounded the siren -- three blasts, as
distinct from the single one heard every
day at noon.
Elmor
Honey, Sandy Harvey and Fred Phillips
were sent to take a course at No. 1
Firehall in Winnipeg. |
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Mr.
Honey served as Chief for 17 years
followed by Ernie Walley, Keith Wilson,
Gerald Birch and now Kevin Hickman has
the responsibility. |
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Fire Chiefs:
From Left To
Right
Keith Wilson, Gerald Birch, Mr. Honey,
Ernie Walley and Kevin Hickman. |
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