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In The Line of Fire 1910 - 1920

1910 Kelowna Volunteer Fire Brigade
Drill practice on Bernard Ave.

In November 1913
Council resolved to
reward the first two
auto’s arriving at
the fire hall after a
fire alarm sounded
and then conveying
required apparatus
to the place of fire.

Cars to be run
at owner’s risk.

The reward
to be the sum of
$5 to each.

In 1912
the Fire Brigade
acquired
Fire Truck No. 1.
It was purchased
from Dan McLean
of Benvoulin,
and converted over
by Arthur Brunette
of the Kelowna
Machine Shop.

Jim Patterson
became the Brigade’s
first paid driver.

Left to right: Jack McMillian, Stanley Wade, Gordon Kerr, Fred O’Neill, Harold Glenn
Jim Patterson (Driver), Claude Newby, Fire Chief Max Jenkins, Harm Willits

1914 Fire Brigade Report
Sixteen calls were made, with losses amounting to $16,625
of which $9,825 was recovered from insurance companies.

There were 44 hydrants placed throughout the city for fire protection.

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