Annotations
| Image | Type | Time | Description / Location | Apparatus | Notes |
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Prank | 00:06 | Acting silly while answering
call. Station 1 at 412 South Salisbury Street. See map. |
The Salisbury Street station closed in 1953 when Station 1 was moved to Dawson Street. A parking deck presently occupies the old station site. | |
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Demo | 00:45 | Answering call. Station 1 at 412 South Salisbury Street. |
1950 FWD, probably | Trivia: Land for the present Station 1 was obtained ten years earlier, but materials shortages during the war prevented its immediate construction. |
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Drill | 01:23 | Aerial ladder drill. Memorial Auditorium, north side. |
1939/1916 ALF | Aerial ladder is spring raised.
Operator released a lock that causes the ladder to lift to about a
30-degree
position. Tiller steering wheel was removed before ladder was raised. The seat was hinged and raised to the side. The steering wheel column was also removed to allow access to ground ladders. |
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Drill | 5:08 | Ground ladder drills. Station 2 at Memorial Auditorium. See map. |
1939/1916 ALF ladder 1936 ALF pumper 1948 Ford auxiliary truck |
Station 2 was located in the
southwest corner of Memorial Auditorium and faced west / Fayetteville
Street. Hydrant pressure is utilized for the hose stream. The 1936 pumper is parked in the station between the ladder and auxiliary truck. |
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Drill | 8:51 | Life net drills. Station 2 at Memorial Auditorium. |
Trivia: By 1950, Engine 2 was no longer in service. When Station 1 moved to Salisbury Street in 1941, the building could not fit either the aerial or service ladder truck. Both were relocated to Station 2. Engine 2 was returned to service in 1953, after the opening of Station 1. | |
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Prank | 9:45 | Acting silly while climbing
aerial ladder. Memorial Auditorium. |
1939/1916 ALF ladder | Ladder could be raised to nearly 90-degree angle. |
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Drill | 11:40 | Aerial ladder climbing. Memorial Auditorium. |
1939/1916 ALF ladder | |
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Drill | 12:34 | Hydrant and hose drills. Memorial Auditorium, east side, facing Wilmington Street. See map. |
1926 ALF pumper 1936 ALF pumper 1950 FWD pumper 1939/1916 ALF ladder |
The FWD was the first piece of
post-war apparatus for the city, followed immediately with the 1950 Mack
pumper. Both were delivered with the city seal on the doors. The 1926 ALF was later restored and is presently stored at Station 27. White church in background is Shaw Church, built 1948. School building in background is the Shaw Science Hall, built 1924. |
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Pose | 19:15 | Posing for camera. Memorial Auditorium. |
1926 ALF pumper 1936 ALF pumper 1950 FWD pumper |
Left to right, back to front: ?, Ernest C. "Red Emory", Melvin D. Williams, ?, Joe M. Hobby, ?, Floyd T. Pipkin, ?, W. Edward "Ed" Pollard, ?, James M. Burnett, John W. Godwin, Oscar Summers, Asst. Chief R. Lee Matthews, J. Theodore "Ted" Honeycutt |
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Demo | 19:43 | Smoke mask and first aid
demonstrations. Unknown location. |
1948 Ford auxiliary truck | First aid includes artificial respiration technique called the Schaeffer Prone Pressure Method. Victim is placed in prone position and pressure is applied to their back just below the diaphragm. |
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Drill | 20:48 | Live burn. Unknown location. High-tension power lines in background may provide clues to location. |
1948 Ford auxiliary truck 1950 FWD pumper |
The auxiliary truck, also called a "squad," was replaced a prior unit destroyed in a vehicle accident in 1947.The 1948 Ford was still in service past 1963. |
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Duties | 22:59 | Unloading hose. Station 2 at Memorial Auditorium. |
Personnel are barefoot. | |
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Demo | 23:24 | Returning from call. Station 1 at 412 South Salisbury Street. |
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Meal | 24:08 | Firehouse meal. Station 6 |
Uniform shirts are either blue or grey. | |
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Incident | 25:00 | Dormitory fire Saint Augustine College, Thomas Building, located parallel to the north section of State Street. See map. |
1939/1916 ALF ladder | November 25, 1950. Building is girl's dormitory, built in 1910. Sunday fire started shortly before 9 a.m. near a chimney in third-floor reading room. One firefighter was injured. Building was later demolished. See article. |
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Drill | 28:28 | Fire pit. Dorothea Dix Hospital campus, off present Barbour Road, possibly present Umstead Drive. See aerial photos. |
1922 ALF service truck 1926 ALF pumper 1948 Ford auxiliary truck 1950 FWD pumper |
Hospital building in background is the Council Building. |
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Demo | 29:50 | Demonstration. Ashby Building, Umstead Drive, Dorothea Dix Hospital See aerial photos. |
Demonstration for city
officials. Note firefighter dressed as a nurse. |
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Drill | 31:15 | Live burn. Location unknown. |