Washington Fire Company #2

09/14/2021

09/12/2021

Thank you to all who made our 175th anniversary and open house such a success today. It was great to see so many old friends and meet some new ones, touring our station house and enjoying the music and food.

09/11/2021

1871 Arhens Fox pumper

09/10/2021

So this one I know is of our station house. 4th of July, 1892.

09/10/2021

Here’s one from the archives. Had never seen this one before. Another example of the many different looks that our grand, old building has had.

09/07/2021

Before and After.
The painting below was done by artist A. E. Harris circa 1894. It is an oil rendering of our steam pumper and building. Years of exposure to smoke, dirt, direct sunlight and diesel fumes had left it in dreadful condition. The painting was sent to Weibold Studio, an art restorer located in Cincinnati. I think you’ll agree that the results are phenomenal.

09/04/2021

This is the first one.

09/03/2021

These 4 apparatus represent the only motorized fire trucks used in our station’s history, beginning with the 1916 Ahrens-Fox on the right, moving left to the 1994 Seagraves still in service today.

09/02/2021

There have been several generations of families that have been members of Washington Fire Co 2, spanning many decades of service.

09/01/2021

The facade has undergone many changes in the last 170 years or so, but our mission remains: “For the public good, we hazard our all.”

09/01/2021

Join us in celebrating our 175th anniversary with an Open House on Sunday, September 12, 2021, from 11:am-4:pm.

There will be free food and drink, live music and a bouncy house for the kids.

Tour the oldest, continuously manned fire station in the United States.

07/06/2019

1969. First waterball fight.
Tom Leisure, Tony Hertz, Kenny Burke, B. C. Cooke & J. C. Lee