4786870 ACR 20-166, “125th Anniversary of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department Engine Company No. 8 Recognition Resolution of 2014”
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A CEREMONIAL RESOLUTION
20-166
THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
February 4, 2014
To recognize and honor the 125 years of service to the District provided by Engine Company No. 8 of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department.
WHEREAS, on January 21, 1889, Engine Company No. 8 was formed as a new company within the District of Columbia Fire Department, comprised of 10 employees, 2,450 feet of fire hose, and an 1884 Clapp and Jones steam fire engine pulled by 2 horses and capable of 450 gallons per minute;
WHEREAS, on January 22, 1889, the station located at 637 North Carolina Avenue, S.E., went into active service, and within the first 6 months Engine Company No. 8 raised 12 ladders responding to 4 local alarms, 16 first alarms, one 2nd alarm, and provided3 transfers to other stations;
WHEREAS, in 1905, the Chief Engineer of the Fire Department recommended erection of a fire training tower at Engine Co. No. 8, a tower was later erected on the site, and the training tower remained there until the Fire Department’s training school was moved to Blue Plains in 1960;
WHEREAS, in 1914, construction began on a 2-bay repair shop next to Engine Company No. 8, replacing the Fire Department’s small machinist shop, where the repair shop remained until it was moved to its current location at 1101 Half Street, S.W., in 1961;
WHEREAS, on March 25, 1964, after 75 years, Engine Company No. 8 moved to its new quarters at 1520 C Street, S.E., and, after 50 years, this location remains the site of Engine Company No. 8;
WHEREAS, Engine Company No. 8 currently operates a 2006 Seagrave pumper capable of 1,250 gallons per minute, and is home to Battalion Fire Chief 2, EMS 2, Medic 8, Air 2, Mass Decontamination; and
WHEREAS, on January 25, 2014, the District of Columbia Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department celebrated the anniversary of 125 years of service to the District of Columbia for Engine Company No. 8.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, That this resolution may be cited as the “125th Anniversary of the Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department Engine Company No. 8 Recognition Resolution of 2014”.
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia recognizes and honors the 125 years of continuous service to District residents provided by the men and women at Fire and Emergency Medical Services Department Engine Company No. 8.
Sec. 3. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon the first date of publication in the District of Columbia Register.
