From the website here is a brief introduction to their history: "According to City records found a City Hall in the late 1970s. Crisfield formed its first Vol. Fire Co. in the year 1874 by purchasing 96 feet of ladders and 50 buckets for a fire brigade. Two years later in 1876 John E. N. Sterling Bailiff for the City authorized the purchase of 48 white cedar buckets at a cost of 30 cents per bucket. He also purchased six axes and a 30-foot hook ladder. During the same year he acquired a bell from William T. Lawson to be used as a fire alarm bell. The bell was placed in a location where it could be kept in a locked enclosure were only the bailiff and certain persons would have access to it." See the complete background here.
These photos were taken in July '16 at an event in the downtown area.
A few pictures of the station, taken in April 2017.
The Crisfield fire department is located at:
600 W. Main Street | Crisfield, Maryland 21817
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