Newport in Perry County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
Citizen's Fire Company No. 1
Responding to over Two Hundred Calls Annually
— Perry County Bicentennial 1820-2020 —
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 23, 2024
1. Citizen's Fire Company No. 1 Marker
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Citizen's Fire Company No. 1. Responding to over Two Hundred Calls Annually.
Commitment and Courage. Over the decades, dedicated volunteers have invested countless hours in training, practice and responding to thousands of fires and accidents. This involves long hours away from family, employment and relaxation. On occasion it entails risk and danger. The first injury on record occurred in 1929 when volunteer, E.T Wright, received severe burns on forearms from boiling tar on a burning roof.,
Fire Fighting is not the only Service. In both 1936 and 1972, Newport was swamped by an overflowing Juniata River and area creeks. This involved long hours away from family and employment. In the 1936 flood, water reached over five feet along Front and Market Street properties. After the waters receded, the fire company helped many empty their cellars of water and washed mud and debris from the streets., [Captions:] In 1947, a fire in an attic resulted in 22 homeless persons in six row houses along South Front Street and Catherine Alley. Note the courageous Newport firemen climbing ladders and working on the roof. Numerous firemen over the years have been injured and burned, but fortunately none have died while on duty., The 1927 pumper at work cleaning at the corner of Mulberry and 2nd Street after the 1936 flood., The Square in Newport looking southeast during the 1936 flood.
Commitment and Courage
Over the decades, dedicated volunteers have invested countless hours in training, practice and responding to thousands of fires and accidents. This involves long hours away from family, employment and relaxation. On occasion it entails risk and danger. The first injury on record occurred in 1929 when volunteer, E.T Wright, received severe burns on forearms from boiling tar on a burning roof.
Fire Fighting is not the only Service
In both 1936 and 1972, Newport was swamped by an overflowing Juniata River and area creeks. This involved long hours away from family and employment. In the 1936 flood, water reached over five feet along Front and Market Street properties. After the waters receded, the fire company helped many empty their cellars of water and washed mud and debris from the streets.
[Captions:]
In 1947, a fire in an attic resulted in 22 homeless persons in six row houses along South Front Street and Catherine Alley. Note the courageous Newport firemen climbing ladders and working on the roof. Numerous firemen over the years have been injured and burned, but fortunately none have died while on duty.
The 1927 pumper at work cleaning at the corner of Mulberry and 2nd Street after the 1936 flood.
The Square
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in Newport looking southeast during the 1936 flood.
Erected 2020 by Borough of Newport; Historical Society of Perry County.
Location. 40° 28.54′ N, 77° 7.836′ W. Marker is in Newport, Pennsylvania, in Perry County. Marker is on Mulberry Street west of South 3rd Street, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 301 Mulberry St, Newport PA 17074, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Photographed By Devry Becker Jones (CC0), February 23, 2024
2. Markers about Citizen's Fire Company No. 1 in front of the current fire department
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Credits. This page was last revised on March 28, 2024. It was originally submitted on February 26, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 41 times since then. Photos:1, 2. submitted on February 26, 2024, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.
