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making an efficient fire and rescue department,” says Charlie N. Manson, vicepresident of the Washington Company.
With these comments in mind, one can see that the Washington Volunteer Fire Department is in need of financial support from the local community.
In 1937 a bucket brigade was formed with an old fashioned hose reel. Later on in 1941, a firehouse on Gay Street was constructed. The two-story two-bay building houses their National Safety Council Yellow 1947 Mack 500 gallon fire truck and in the other bay is the storage room for the Washington Fire and Rescue Auxiliary’s Thrift Shop.
The proceeds from the
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