{"id":15448,"date":"2016-09-25T12:00:12","date_gmt":"2016-09-25T16:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/?p=15448"},"modified":"2016-09-21T14:58:30","modified_gmt":"2016-09-21T18:58:30","slug":"a-little-history-of-the-antwerp-fire-department","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.westbendnews.net\/autonews\/a-little-history-of-the-antwerp-fire-department\/","title":{"rendered":"A little history of the Antwerp Fire Department"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By: Stan Jordan<\/b><\/p>\n

In April 1880 Antwerp purchased the first hook and ladder truck from Ft Wayne second-handed for $800.<\/p>\n

In 1920, the first piece of motorized fire equipment was acquired by the village and that is the top picture here, a Model T Ford. In 1933, Antwerp purchased the Dodge fire truck. On that truck is Paul Billman, Chief Harry Reeb, Dick Gaisford, Cecil Billman.<\/p>\n

Antwerp purchased a Chevrolet fire truck in 1945 or 1946, Ray Friend tells me.<\/p>\n

In 1956, a Howe fire truck on a Ford.<\/p>\n

In 1962, the township purchased a front mount pumper on a Chevy.<\/p>\n

In 1971, we purchased a Ford front mount pumper, a Sutphuns.<\/p>\n

In 1987, we purchased and allegheny pump on a GMC Brigadier.<\/p>\n

In 1997, we purchased a pierce pumper on an International Harvester truck.<\/p>\n

In 1994, we bought a grass unit on a Chevy.<\/p>\n

In 1997 we bought a new grass unit on a Chevy.<\/p>\n

In 2016 we got a new unit on a freight-liner.<\/p>\n

In February 2017 the township will take possession of a new tanker a 3000 gal. unit from Foust Bros.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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