Lacey Volunteer Fire Department

==History==
Fire protection in the Lacey area was first provided through the Lacey Elephants Club in 1948.
In 1937, George “Doc” Stansfield made a motion for the purchase of a portable water pump for fighting fire near Hicks and Long Lakes. Fred Muns recommended the purchase of a proper fire pumper. Doc’s motion was withdrawn, and Munz’ was carried. Eventually, $614 was raised for the purchase of a pumper. The club was forced to shift gears to fund WWII. After the war had ended, on May 18th, 1948, the Lacey Elephantes Club held a meeting regarding the purchase of a used pumper from the Parkland-Midland Fire District. On May 25th, 1948, members of the Elephants Club approved the withdrawal of $500 from the Club's savings to purchase the fire engine from Parkland-Midland Fire District. On May 28th, the Elephants Club held a meeting at the Thurston County Recreation Hall to publicize their efforts of starting a fire department. 37 men enlightened to volunteer with the new department, and the Elephants Club elected 3 commissioners and a chief. Al G. Homann, a major commercial contractor in the Lacey/Olympia area, offered a portion of his warehouse to serve as the department's first fire station. Andy Sprout was the man appointed as the Fire Chief for the department, though he would only hold the title of Fire Chief for 7 weeks as members of the department decided they would elect their Chiefs and Commissioners. In 1949, Al Homann built a brick factory nearby the original warehouse used as the fire station. Homann specifically added 2 garage bays to the new factory to serve as the new station.
Lacey Volunteer Fire Department became defunct after the successful formation of Lacey Fire District 3 on April 12th, 1949.(YouTube) - History of the Lacey Fire Department by Paul Webb
===Fire Stations===
Number	Address 	In Service 	Notes
1 	1220 Homann Drive SE, Olympia,	5/28/1948-1949	Original station owned by Al Homann as a storage warehouse.
== Apparatus Roster==
:1932 Ford Model AA pumper (300/600) (Ex-Parkland-Midland Fire District, ex-Parkland Drilling Company)
==References==
Category:Defunct fire departments of Thurston County, Washington