2000’s – Present
1870’s – 1890’s 1900’s – 1940’s 1950’s – 1990’s 2000’s – Present 2000’s 2000 First Woman Sworn In The department has its first woman sworn in as a member. The first of many to come. 2007 First Person of Color Sworn In The department has its first person of color sworn in as a member. […]
1950’s – 1990’s
1870’s – 1890’s 1900’s – 1940’s 1950’s – 1990’s 2000’s – Present 1950’s 1954 New Fire House Request The members of the fire department asked the town council to get funds to build a new firehouse and were told “No.” The fire members decided to collect funds to build a new firehouse themselves. This was […]
1900’s – 1940’s
1870’s – 1890’s 1900’s – 1940’s 1950’s – 1990’s 2000’s – Present 1900’s 1903 Great Big Downtown Fire The last day of April to the first day in May was the Great Big Downtown Fire. This fire destroyed 50 structures and caused 300 people to be homeless. August 1903 Municipal Water Supply West Point finally […]
1940’s
Spring 1940 Start of Fire School Start of Fire School with board and bed, 30 residents. April 1941 Shed Burns Down The Shed behind town hall got flames from another fire and burned down. The shed was the current Fire House. 3 pieces of apparatus burned too. Content provided by William Palmer William A. Palmer, […]
1930’s
1934 Seagrave Pump Purchased The purchase of the Seagrave Pump is important since they town did so during the Great Depression. September 1936 Begining of EMS Department The fire department gets to attend life saving classes from Red Cross which allowed them to begin an EMS department. The motion to pursue Red Cross training for […]
1920’s
1921 New Siren The fire bell is replaced by a siren becuase people had moved out of town and the bell was hard to hear. 1921 First Dispatcher A dedicated female was hired to answer all fire calls. She recived an extra 50 cents a month and is the first dispatcher for the West Point […]
1910’s
1910 Beach Park Hotel FIre One of the biggest fire in West Point history. This was one of the two hotels on the point. They were a big attaraction for West Point. January 1915 First Motorized Car The department gets its first motorized car a White chemical Truck. Dedicated Phone Line A dedicated phone line […]
1900’s
1903 Great Big Downtown Fire The last day of April to the first day in May was the Great Big Downtown Fire. This fire destroyed 50 structures and caused 300 people to be homeless. August 1903 Municipal Water Supply West Point finally coveted for a municipal water supply 1904 March Fire Department gets Charter The […]