Four firemen of the North West Langley Fire Department in a fire truck at the Port Kells Wharf.

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Object Description

Object Name

Print, Photographic

Object ID

2010.001.849

Title

Four firemen of the North West Langley Fire Department in a fire truck at the Port Kells Wharf.

Date

Jan. 1958.

Description

Members of the North West Langley Fire Department posing for a Langley Advance photo in their new fire truck. From left to right: (Hat #1) assistant fire chief John Floberg, (hat #9) Jim Hill, (hat #7) George Burdett, and (hat #8) G. M. Hanson. The new machine was checked out by way of a series of underwritier's association tests, taking up about four hours, at the Port Kells wharf on the Fraser River. The 23-ton fire truck had a carrying capacity of 500 gallons of water and was purchased without a cab in order to save both weight and money.

People/Subject

fire department

Langley's first fire department began as local neighbourhood "volunteer" fire departments in the 1930s. Previously, Langley residents were responsible for fending off fires close to their own properties. By the 1930s, however, "volunteer" fire departments became a necessity due to the growing population of Langley. Each neighbourhood's "volunteer" fire department enlisted the help of local men to answer emergency calls. Various neighbourhood departments included North West Langley, Murrayville, Brookswood, Fort Langley and Aldergrove. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, Langley's volunteer fire departments partnered with local ratepayers to build new fire halls throughout the Township and purchase fire trucks with attached water hoses. To this day, the Township of Langley employees both paid full-time and volunteer forces.

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