From The Providence News, September 19, 1900.
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Arlington Village Fire – 1900
From The Providence News, January 29, 1900.
Mashapaug Hose Company – 1897
From The Providence News, June 1, 1897. Also known as the Mashpaug Fire Co.
Watchemoket’s Fair – 1891
From The Providence News, November 4, 1891. It’s believed that “the Cranston Fire Company” mentioned in the article is the engine from the Cranston Printworks, and not the Cranston Fire Company that was organized later.
Barn Fire – 1904
From The Providence News, September 3, 1904.
Narragansett Brewery Storehouse Fire – 1896
From The Providence News, September, 19, 1896.
Fiskeville Fire Co.
Fiskeville Fire Co. Click on images to enlarge. Surviving records for the Fiskeville Fire Company indicate it was was organized on July 10, 1900, and the uniform patch once worn by company members clearly states the company was organized in the year 1900. However, two small news items which appeared in the…
Roger Williams Manor Fire – 1939
From the Cranston Herald News – June 22, 1939. Below article from The Waterbury Democrat, June 19, 1939.
Letter To The Editor – 1924
From the Cranston News, February 13, 1924.
Auburn VFC Sells Fire Truck – 1929
From the Cranston News, September, 11, 1929.