YFD History

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Greg Ricker is currently trying to compile one. If you have any information that might help out his project, please E-mail <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><A HREF="mailto:gricker@neoucom.edu" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:gricker@neoucom.edu"><U>Greg</U></A></FONT> or <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><A HREF="mailto:jlowry@jcu.edu" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:jlowry@jcu.edu"><U>myself</U></A></FONT>. I am still trying to organize this history, so please be aware that there are gaps and holes. Please check back soon when it is all done. </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>The Volunteer Department</U></b></div> <div> The history of the Youngstown Fire Department can be compared to the great histories of departments such as New York and Chicago. Like most cities, the Youngstown Fire Department would find itself started through volunteer ranks; through the need for fire protection for the city. As Youngstown began to grow in mid-1860's, the need for a fire department was becoming ever more present. In early 1868, a fire broke out at the partially completed mansion of Ohio's war governor, David Tod. Bucket brigades were organized, but very little of the home was saved. It was then that he approached the Village Council and asked for the creation of a fire department. On March 2, 1868 officials authorized $10,000 for the organization of the volunteer fire department and purchase of a new steamer. The VFD told the council that is not enough so they didn't purchase the steamer. But on April 6, Youngstown becomes a city which meant that more capital was to be generated due to the increase in the cities standing. Tod approached the council again on April 14 and this time they authorize $20,000 for the organization of the volunteer fire department and purchase of a new steamer. Six days later, the Youngstown Volunteer Fire Department was organized. For its first two weeks, the department continued to respond with bucket brigades and hoses drawn from wells, but without a pumper/steamer. Then, on May 6, the YVFD's first steamer, named the 'Governor Tod' after the founder of the department, was sent through trials to test its usefulness to the city. </div> <div> Unknown First Hand Account: </div> <div> <I> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="627" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 100 WIDTH="27"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="100" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="27" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="593"><div> <I>"The trial of the new steam fire engine, 'Governor Tod' from the works of H. C. Silsby, New York, Seneca Falls, on Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning last, gave such general satisfaction, that a Committee appointed for the purpose by the council to recommend its purchase. With the engine at the foot of Phelps Street and drawing water from the canal - with 1500 feet of hose paid out - the stream reached to the Martin house from whence a stream from an inch nozzle was thrown over Excelsior Block" (That's on the corner of Hazel and Federal)</I></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></I></div> <bR> <div> <I> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="627" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="VOID" RULES="NONE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 51 WIDTH="27"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="51" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="27" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></tD> <tD VALIGN=CENTER WIDTH="593"><div> <I>"In another test, with respect to the time made in generating steam, a better result was obtained, as the engine began to pump in seven minutes. She was located at the canal near the Mansion House, the full length of hose reaching to Merchants Block."</I></div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></I></div> <bR> <div> With the successful trials, the city purchased the steamer for a mere $8895.00, including the hose. </div> <div> September 14, 1871, The Hook and Ladder Company is organized with 50 members.</div> <div> May 6, 1873, The office of fire chief is established and James W. Ross is elected to fill the position.</div> <div> April, 1875, James W. Ross is reelected fire chief.</div> <div> February 29, 1876, City Council votes to fix the salary of the chief of the fire department at $65 a month.</div> <div> April 11, 1876, John W. Metz is elected as fire chief.</div> <div> April 9, 1878, Charles W. McNab is elected fire chief.</div> <div> May 13, 1879, Charles W. McNab reelected chief.</div> <div> April 27, 1880, Richard Morgan is elected fire chief.</div> <div> April 29, 1882, the members of the Volunteer Fire Department vote to disband the department due to differences with the city. The department had asked the city to purchase them rubber coats in order to fight fires, but the city refused. In the meantime a new volunteer fire department is organized with Charles W. McNab as the chief.</div> <div> May 7, 1883, William H. Moore elected chief</div> <div> October 11, 1883, The fire department adds it's first salaried members. H. Sim Dyer and Albert Probst (later the 2nd LODD) are the first paid men on the department other than the chief</div> <div> May 30, 1884, William H. Moore reelected chief. Council agrees to pay him $500 a year. Also this year, the department hires 3 paid firefighter at a salary of $60/month and the volunteers or minute men were paid 50 cents an hour</div> <div> May 11, 1885, William H. Moore reelected chief.</div> <div> May 24, 1886, William H. Moore reelected chief.</div> <div> May 27,1887, John P. Mercer elected chief.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >March 30, 1888, Asst. Chief Alexander M.B. Davis becomes the first and only volunteer firefighter to die in the line of duty. </FONT><B>LODD</b><B> </b></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B><U>The Paid Department</U></b></div> <div> May 16: (1891) The Volunteer Fire Department is disbanded and the new paid professional department is established with William H. Moore as chief</div> <div> December 21: (1895) The Veteran's Volunteer Firemen's Association is organized with retired chief James W. Ross appointed president</div> <div> December 9: (1896) No.6 Fire Station at Wilson and Jackson St. opens and Combination Chemical and Hose No.6 established. Station also known as the Hazelton Fire Station</div> <div> December 17: (1896) No.4 Fire Station at Falls Ave. near Oak Hill opens and Combination Chemical and Hose No.4 established</div> <div> January 9: (1897) No.5 Fire Station at Oakland and Superior opens and Combination Chemical and Hose No.5 established. Station also known as the Brier Hill Fire Station</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >November 1: (1901) Firefighter Michael J. McDonough killed in the line of duty. J. Smith Cowden injured. </FONT><B>LODD</b> </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >March 22: (1902) J. Smith Cowden passes away from injuries received while fighting a fire on November 1, 1901. He is the second firefighter to die in the line of duty from this fire. </FONT><B>LODD</b> </div> <div> January 23: (1904) No.7 Fire Station at Madison and Elm opens</div> <div> May 21: (1904) A 1,000gpm, 3 horse hitch first size Nott engine is placed in service as Engine Co. No.1 at No.1 station downtown. Later that day, the truck would be one of many used to battle a general alarm fire at the Stambaugh Thompsons Co. fire</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >May 23: (1904) Capt. Albert M. Probst killed in the line of duty. </FONT><B>LODD</b> </div> <div> February 27: (1905) A 700gpm, 3 horse hitch second size American LaFrance Metropolitan engine is placed in service as Engine Co. No.2 at No.2 station</div> <div> <B><U>______________________________</U></b></div> <div> <B><U>The 1906 Stambaugh-Thompson Fire</U></b></div> <div> <I><IMG SRC="150eca80.gif" border=0 width="236" height="168" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"> <IMG SRC="152eca70.gif" border=0 width="236" height="167" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></I></div> <div> Photos courtesy the Youngstown Vindicator</div> <bR> <div> In 1906 fire destroyed the Stambaugh-Thompson Company. In 1900 and again in 1907 the H.L. McElroy Company furniture store and J.N. Euwer's Sons Department store incurred devastating losses. A man's death in the 1907 fire was attributed to fright. ~<I>These Hundred Years, Youngstown Vindicator</I></div> <div> _____________________________________</div> <bR> <div> October 28: (1906) A 800gpm, 3 horse hitch second size Nott engine is placed in service as Engine Co. No.3 at No.3 Station</div> <div> February 11: (1907) A fire breaks out in the third floor living area of No.7 firehouse. Cause was determined as crossed electrical wiring. Damage to the third floor was repaired</div> <div> August 11: (1907) Spectacular fire at north end of Market Street Bridge, destroys Freedonia Carriage Co., a livery stable, paint shop, a machine shop, causes $1,000 damage to Bridge; loss $30,000. </div> <div> By 1908, the budget of the Youngstown Fire Department was roughly $110,000.</div> <div> February 3: (1908) An 800gpm, 3 horse hitch second size Nott engine is placed in service as Engine Co. No.4 at No.6 station</div> <div> July 26, 1908: No.8 station at Market and Glenaven opens</div> <div> <B><U>___________________</U></b></div> <div> <B><U>1908: YFD at a Glance</U></b></div> <div> 37 Men</div> <div> 38 Horses</div> <div> 8 Stations</div> <div> 4 LODD - 3 Paid, 1 Volunteer</div> <div> William H. Loller ~ Chief</div> <div> _________________________________</div> <bR> <bR> <div> <B><U><IMG SRC="154eca70.gif" border=0 width="236" height="167" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></b></div> <div> Photo from the 1910 History of the Youngstown Fire Dept.</div> <div> This very fuzzy photo shows a young Youngstown Fire </div> <div> Department at a fire. This photo was taken in the </div> <div> early 1900's, most likely in downtown. I have seen several </div> <div> pictures from the Knox 5&10 Store fire in 1908 and assume </div> <div> that this is from the same fire. The Knox fire killed Capt. Charles </div> <div> Vaughn and Asst. Chief Thomas Rielly. </div> <bR> <div> October 1: (1908) Fire occurs at the Knox 5 and 10 Store. Capt. Charles Vaughan killed in the line of duty. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#FF0000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >LODD</FONT> </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >October 2: (1908) The Knox 5 and 10 Store fire claims the life of another firefighter. Asst Chief Thomas Reilly killed in the line of duty. </FONT><B>LODD</b><B> </b></div> <div> <IMG SRC="1e8ce830.gif" border=0 width="206" height="131" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Postcard from 1909</div> <div> June 4: (1909) The cities first piece of motorized equipment, a Webb combination Automobile Engine and Hose, is placed in service at No.8 Station as Automobile Engine and Hose No.8</div> <div> January 1: (1913) Joseph Wallace appointed Chief</div> <div> April 7: (1913) No.10 station officially opens. Station is equipped with a new 1913 Robinson 700gpm triple combination auto pump and hose</div> <div> May 20: (1913) The Youngstown Fire Department becomes completely motorized</div> <div> September 4: (1913) Harvy Leedy drives horses Dandy and Dexter on their last alarm. The next day the fire department answered all calls with motorized apparatus</div> <div> Sept. 16, 1913: Fire levels Ferrin & Waller, a livery stable at South Walnut and Boardman streets, killing 29 horses and causing a loss of nineteen thousand dollars. </div> <div> <B><U>__________________</U></b><B><U>_ </U></b></div> <div> <B><U>1914: YFD at a Glance</U></b></div> <div> 1 Chief</div> <div> 1 First Asst. Chief</div> <div> 1 Second Asst. Chief</div> <div> 1 Chief Operator & Clerk of Dept.</div> <div> 3 Operators</div> <div> 1 Superintendent of Machinery</div> <div> 10 Captains</div> <div> 10 Lts.</div> <div> 10 Engineers</div> <div> 8 Asst. Engineers</div> <div> 45 Firemen</div> <div> 91 Total Members</div> <div> No Horses</div> <div> 9 Stations</div> <div> 11 Pieces of Motorized Apparatus</div> <div> 5 LODD - 4 Paid, 1 Volunteer</div> <div> Joseph Wallace ~ Chief</div> <div> __________________________________</div> <bR> <div> June 10: (1914) No.11 Fire Station on Poland Ave. at Jones opens and station is temporarily assigned a truck from downtown. Later it would be replaced with a new 1914 Nott Hose Wagon. Station also known as the Lansingville Fire Station</div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1eaadd80.gif" border=0 width="173" height="216" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#808080" FACE="Arial" >Photo courtesy the Youngstown Vindicator</FONT></div> <div> Even then, arsonists imperiled firefighters. The blaze above was set </div> <div> by rioting steel workers and destroyed businesses in East </div> <div> Youngstown(now Campbell) in 1916. </div> <bR> <div> July 6, 1916: Spontaneous combustion ignites a $25,000 fire at the Youngstown Carriage Company, Walnut and Boardman streets. Autos on the first and second floor are saved, but fire destroys many on the third floor. </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >July 30: (1919) Michael J. Coughlin killed in the line of duty. </FONT><B>LODD</b><B> </b></div> <div> August 28: (1919) John Raymond Webb killed in the line of duty. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B>LODD</b></FONT> </div> <div> July 11: (1922) New No.3 station opened at Thomas and Foster</div> <div> October 19: (1923) No.9 Fire Station at Midlothian and Sheridan finally opens. Station had been completed since 1921 but the city lacked the funds to open it. Station also known as the Brownlee Woods or Pine Hollow Fire Station</div> <div> Jan 1. (1928) Harry J. Callan appointed Chief</div> <div> January 25: (1928) Capt. Martin Welsh killed in the line of duty. <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#BF0000" FACE="Book Antiqua" ><B>LODD</b></FONT> </div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="2246fa70.jpg" border=0 width="111" height="167" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> <U>_______________________</U></div> <div> <U>Fire Chief Herman Seinfurth</U></div> <bR> <div> January 13: (1931) No.12 Fire Station at McGuffey and Colbey opens. Station also known as the Scienceville Fire Station</div> <div> March 3, 1931: A blast and fire at the Lincoln Theater on Himrod Ave injures twenty. Officials blame the same arson mob responsible for sixty percent of Youngstown's fire loss over the previous year. </div> <div> (1932) No.1 fire station downtown is closed and condemned. All apparatus is moved to outlying stations</div> <div> January 14: (1934) No.3 fire station at Thomas and Foster is closed and preparations are made to move the station to a new location at Belmont and Emerson Place</div> <div> March 5, 1936: Fire causes five hundred dollars damage at Cold Metal Process, Mahoning Avenue, destroying a completed mill and three under construction. </div> <div> Jan 1. (1936) Herman Steinfurth is promoted from Asst. Chief to Chief</div> <div> November 5: (1936) The Youngstown Firefighters' Death Benefit Fund is established</div> <div> Sept. 1, 1939: Firefighters rush to Fairgreen Avenue and Covington Street only to find a man mistakenly trying to mail a letter in the alarm box. </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >November 25: (1940) Thomas S. Lyster killed in the line of duty. </FONT><B>LODD</b><B> </b></div> <div> October 25: (1941) No.13 Fire Station at Glenwood and Sherwood opens. Station also known as the Fosterville Fire Station</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >December 25: (1945) Harold Lewis killed in the line of duty. </FONT><B>LODD</b><B> </b></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >December 26: (1945) William E. Jackson killed in the line of duty. </FONT><B>LODD</b><B> </b></div> <div> May 18: (1949) The old wooden No.2 station at Oak and Fruit streets closes. Construction on a new No.2 station begins at the same location</div> <div> September 26: (1949) New No.5 fire station at Oakland and Superior opens replacing the old wooden station that was at the same location</div> <div> April 1: (1950) New No.2 fire station at Oak and Fruit Streets opens replacing the old wooden station that was at the same location</div> <div> May 31, 1951: The "Man on the Monument," the seven-foot Civil War memorial on Youngstown's Central Square since 1870, falls forty-seven feet from its pedestal Memorial Day morning when firefighters bump it while decorating for the parade. </div> <div> Jan 1. (1952) No.14 Fire Station at South and Boston opens</div> <div> January 22: (1954) Youngstown Firemen's' Credit Union Inc. created. In 1977 it is renamed the Youngstown Firefighters' Credit Union</div> <div> Sept. 3, 1954: Lightening strikes Saint Columba Cathedral, causing a general alarm fire that guts the fifty-year old Wood Street structure and causes a loss of $1,250,000. </div> <div> February 1: (1955) No.15 Fire Station at McCollum and Schenley goes into service</div> <div> February 15: (1955) No.15 Fire Station at McCollum and Schenley officially opens with a ribbon cutting ceremony.</div> <div> <B><U>________________________</U></b></div> <div> <B><U>Station 1 opens Downtown</U></b></div> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="1ec00870.gif" border=0 width="256" height="135" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> Photo by Joe Lowry</div> <div> March 1,1956: No.1 Fire Station at Martin Luther King, Jr. and Belmont downtown opens. The city had been without a downtown fire station since 1932. At its opening, the city purchased two new trucks, an engine and a ladder to house there - for a mere $54,000. Youngstown purchased its newest ladder, a 2000 Sutphen, for $615,000. </div> <div> <I>According to the Youngstown Vindicator for that day, March 1</I>: The new half-million-dollar fire station will be dedicated by city officials tonight in ceremonies at the expensive new brick and red-paneled structure at W. Federal St. and Belmont Ave. The city purchased the site, a former parking lot at a cost of $230,000, paid $294,000 to build the station and bought two new trucks for $54,000. The new trucks are a pumper and a ladder truck. The old emergency squad truck was moved downtown from the Falls Ave. station. It answers emergency calls all over the city. </div> <div> ___________________________________________________</div> <bR> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >February 4: (1960) Charles E. Prosser killed in the line of duty. </FONT><B>LODD</b><B> </b></div> <div> November 28: (1960) New No.6 station at Oak and Shehy opens. Unit from old No.6 station at Wilson and Jackson is relocated</div> <div> Feb. 3, 1963: Intruders set a $702 thousand fire at the Youngstown Club in the Union National Bank Building. WFMJ-TV televises the fire live. </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >August 6: (1964) William A. Lightbody killed in the line of duty. </FONT><B>LODD</b><B> </b></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >January 17: (1966) Fred J. Valenzisi killed in the line of duty. </FONT><B>LODD</b><B> </b></div> <div> September 6: (1967) Members of the Youngstown Fire and Police Departments become the first public safety workers ever to go on strike in the United States</div> <div> September 11: (1967) The Youngstown Safety Force strike ends</div> <div> Nov. 21, 1971 Fire guts the old New York Central terminal at Himrod and Penn avenues, consuming a two-month supply of Vindicator newsprint stored there. </div> <div> March 29: (1972) No.4 fire station at Falls and Oak Hill and No.11 fire station at Poland and Jones closes</div> <div> May 12: (1975) Old No.4 fire station at Falls and Oak Hill demolished despite many attempts to declare the structure historic</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >February 17: (1976) John Barry Lloyd killed in the line of duty. </FONT><B>LODD</b><B> </b></div> <bR> <div> <B><U>_____________________________ </U></b></div> <div> <B><U>YFD and YPD GO ON STRIKE!!!!</U></b></div> <div> <B><U><IMG SRC="1ee069c0.gif" border=0 width="262" height="156" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></b><FONT SIZE="1" COLOR="#808080" FACE="Arial" >Photo courtesy the Youngstown Vindicator</FONT></div> <div> On September 6, 1967, members of the Youngstown Fire and </div> <div> Police Departments become the first public safety workers ever </div> <div> to go on strike in the United States. The strike is resolved on Sept. 11. </div> <div> The photo above, taken in Sept. 1976 shows the third strike by </div> <div> policemen and firemen in Youngstown and again they received </div> <div> national attention. This strike ended four days and a rash of </div> <div> fires later, with the strikers receiving a six percent raise negotiated </div> <div> with the city's republican mayor and democratic council.</div> <div> ___________________________________</div> <bR> <div> March 29(1977) The Youngstown Firemen's' Credit Union, Inc. changes its name to the Youngstown Firefighters' Credit Union, Inc.</div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >October 3: (1977) Joseph C. Lucci killed in the line of duty. </FONT><B>LODD</b><B> </b></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >January 8: (1979) Michael L. Dolak killed in the line of duty. </FONT><B>LODD</b><B> </b></div> <div> October 8: (1979) The Firefighters Memorial is dedicated across from No.1 fire station. It was created by Fire Inspector Bill Brown</div> <div> September 8: (1980) No.2 fire station at Oak and Fruit, No.3 fire station at Belmont and Emerson Place and No.14 fire station at South and Boston closes</div> <div> March 5, 1984: An incendiary fire destroys the landmark Mansion restaurant on Market Street. </div> <div> <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Book Antiqua" >March 5: (1984) John W. Walsh killed in the line of duty after fighting the Mansion Fire. </FONT><B>LODD</b><B> </b></div> <div> April 26, 1984: A $2.5 million fire at Idora Park destroys the Lost River ride, part of the Wildcat roller coaster, and other areas; the park closes for good on September 2. </div> <div> May 12: (1986) The stained glass windows in the cupola of Station No.15 are added. They were created by firefighter Art DeCarlo</div> <div> July 17: (1986) The Youngstown Fire Belles Ladies Auxiliary organized</div> <div> April 15: (1990) No.5 fire station at Oakland and Superior closes</div> <div> <B><U>____________________</U></b></div> <div> <B><U>1991: YFD at a Glance</U></b></div> <div> 1 Fire Chief, Hector Colon</div> <div> 6 Asst and Batt. Chiefs</div> <div> 166 Firefighters</div> <div> 6 Medics</div> <div> 7 Inspectors and Investigators</div> <div> 2 shop workers/mechanics</div> <div> 9 Stations</div> <div> 10 Engines</div> <div> 2 Ladders</div> <div> 2 Medic Units</div> <div> 13 Misc. Vehicles</div> <div> 19 LODD - 18 Paid, 1 Volunteer</div> <div> __________________________</div> <bR> <div> May 16 (1991) The Youngstown Fire Department celebrates the 100th birthday of the paid professional department</div> <div> June 6: (1991) No.8 fire station at Market and Glenaven closes</div> <div> January 29: (1992) No.2 fire station at Indianola near Oak Hill opens and units are relocated from No.13 station at Glenwood and Sheridan</div> <div> May 22: (1992) No.3 fire station at Belle Vista near Burbank opens. Apparatus is relocated from No.10 Station at Mahoning and Eleanor</div> <div> May 26: (1992) No.3 fire station at Belle Vista near Burbank officially opens with a ribbon cutting ceremony.</div> <div> September 25: (1998) Engine 9 at Midlothian and Sheridan gets the new department graphics makeover.</div> <div> March 5: (2001) A second alarm fire brings almost the entire department to the old Idora Park Ballroom. The fire had spread to far for the firefighters to control it and the ballroom was destroyed. </div> <div> <B><U>___________________</U></b></div> <div> <B><U>2001: YFD at a Glance</U></b></div> <div> 147 Firefighters, including 10 females</div> <div> 9 Stations</div> <div> 10 Pieces of motorized apparatus</div> <div> 7 Engine</div> <div> 2 Ladders</div> <div> 1 heavy Rescue</div> <div> 19 LODD - 18 Paid, 1 Volunteer</div> <div> John O'Neill, Jr. ~ Chief</div> <div> ______________________________</div> <bR> <div> Some information on this page taken from <A HREF="http://www.youngstownfire.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://www.youngstownfire.com"><U>Youngstownfire.com</U></A>, by Greg Ricker. </div> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>