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Firefighting
Tools and Equipment ➔ Certificate
Identifier:
135481Description:
This certificate from the City Clerk's Office of Grand Rapids certifies that A. Richards was elected and recognized as a fireman of Grand Rapids, and as a member of the Wolverine Fire Company, No. 3.Date:
July 21 1860Current Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Source:
Museum Collection Miss H. Richards CollectionRelated Entities:
Old Collection (donor) Grand Rapids Fire Department (is related to)The Grand Rapids Fire Department was founded in 1849 after the Wendell residence on Fulton Street and Lafayette Avenue burned down with nearly all its contents. Citizens approached the village council and demanded a fire brigade be established. That fall, Alert Fire Company Number 1 was established with twenty-eight members.
Since 1849, the Grand Rapids Fire Department has grown to include eleven stations with 221 members across the city.