| On
Saturday January 12,1889 the town council, concerned about the fire safety in the borough
of Lansdale started the "LANSDALE HOSE AND STEAM FIRE ENGINE COMPANY No. 1". On
April 26 1889 a group of citizens who had become impatient with the slow progress of the
town council formed a rival group called "HOOK & LADDER COMPANY No 2" which
would be soon named "FAIRMOUNT HOOK & LADDER, and FIRE Engine CO. No 1 of
LANSDALE. The Steever property was purchased in June of 1889 located at Courtland and
Montgomery Ave., this would become the home of the fire co. The fire co. has since moved
to several locations in the boro. At the turn of the century the fire co. purchased a
piece of property at Susquehanna and Courtland Streets where the fire co. stayed until
1980 when it moved to its present location of Susquehanna and Vine. After a conflict
between the two rival fire companies the town council disbanded the Lansdale Fire Co. and
turned all equipment over to the Fairmount Fire Co. which would become the official
Boro
fire co. The first Fairmount Fire Co. ladies auxiliary was formed on November 12,1920. The
Fairmount Fire Co. ambulance service began in 1926. In March of 1927. Borough Council
voted to grant the Fairmount Fire Co. a 1/2 Mill fire tax for use in the operation of
the fire company. Today the fire company receives a 3 mill fire tax for the operation
of the fire department. For a complete 279 page soft bound
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