Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-03-07
COMPLETE REORGANIZATION OF
NORWICH FIRE DEPARTMENT

general reorganization Of the Nor
witch fire department, effective March
Is, was announced Monday evening,
following the regular monthly meeting
of the board of fire commissioners All
companies are to be known as engine
companies, there is to be a general
change in the number designations of
the various COMPANIES. new assignments
for the members of the department, two
promotions and two appointments as
call men.
new company, to be known as En-
CINE Company No. has been organized
and will be stationed at Thamesville.
Lieut.. Archibald Cochran has been pro-
NOTED to a cat9taincy and viii command
the Thamesville company. At present he is
with Chemical Co. No. 2, West Side sta
ton
Another promotion is that Of p. Jo-
seph Tracy, who has been promote {
from hoseman to lieutenant. Lieu.
Tracy will be placed in charge of En-
| CINE Company No. 8, the new pumper
at the Central fire station, and this
company will cover fires in the Falls
! district. The new call men arpoin1e
| Monday night are Joseph F .Byington
and George J. Porter.
The number designations for the va
rious companies are to be as follows:
Engine Company No. 1, Central sta
ton Engine Company No 2, Greene
vile; Engine Company No. 3 Ito cover
| Fails district, Central station; En-
CINE Company No. 4, Main street sta
| ton Engine Company No. 3. West
Main street station; Engine Company
/ No. S, Thamesville; Truck Company
| No. 1. Central station: Truck Company
| No. 2, GreeneviEe station.
The assignment of members Of the
department, effective March 18th, fol-
| lows:
Engine Co. No. 1, Dennis Brennan,
captain; Charles H. Culver, chiefs
son, driver and hoseman Walter Hunt
| ley. deputy chiefs driver and charge of
Squad A Michael Clifford driver and
hoseman; Adam Ensling, hoseman. Call
men-Calvn c. Williams, engineer of
reserve steam fire engine No /, and
Henry R. Armstrong. permanent bunk
err at headquarters.
Engine Co. No. .3-P. Joseph Tracy,
lieutenant; Thomas Tracy, driver and
hoseman; Thomas Kearney. driver an
hoseman; John Nolan. hoseman. Call
Carly
Engine Co. No. John E. Blackburn
captain; John ]. Lynch, driver and
| hoseman; Joseph Buckley. driver and
hoseman; Patrick Brennan, hoseman
Call men-Henry E. Davis and William
J. Blackburn.
| Engine Co. No 5-Alvin D. Lewis
captain James Clifford driver and
hoseman; Arthur Porter, driver and
hoseman; Albert Harris, driver and
hoseman. Call men-Frank Blindermar
and Joseph F. Byington (the latter g
new appointment).
Engine Co. No. s-Archibald Coch-
ran, captain; Peter S. O'Neil, driver
and hoseman; John ]. Fogarty, driver
and hoseman; John L. Moody, hoseman
Call men-William LaRochelle ant
George j. Porter (the latter new ap
pointment).
Truck CO. No. ALBERT NJ Herrick
lieutenant; Robert F. Woodmansee
driver and alderman; Francis Bren-
: nan. driver and ladderman; Harold Lie
herman. tillermHn and ladderman; Har
ry Blackburn, tlllerman and ladderman
Call men-Charles Tatro, permanent
bunker at headquarters and Edward W
Carey.
: When the changes go into effect al
: fires on the West Side will be taken carr
of by Engine Companies and s yves
Main street and Thamesville companies)
. These two companies will remain on thu
West Side and will not answer city o.
t CTreeneville boxes except IN the case o
a large fire.
Y By following out this plan the Yves
e Side and Thamesvilie sections Of the cit.
S will have adequate fire protection at al
g times. Engine Company No. g. the new
e punlper at the Central Station will
y answer all alarms in the Falls district
= Engine Company No. replaces the oil
horse drawn apparatus that was 70
years stationed at the Falls. BY usinI
= Engine No. TO cover the Falls, the de
partment Is providing a much more ef