Wheeling Volunteer Hose Company (Virginia)

== History ==
In 1830 the first Volunteer Fire Company in Wheeling was organized that being the Wheeling Volunteer Hose Company and it was managed by 40 - 50 businessmen. They operated out of a firehouse at 1300 Market Street. It had a large ballroom where elaborate socials were help, the company operated with one engine and one hose reel. The firefighters dressed in black pants, bright red shirts, and fire hats, their nickname being "Old Reds". After the original members aged and were replaced by younger men, they were called "Young Reds". They were disbanded in 1860.
=== Company ===
Former Company
Company 	Address 	In Service 	Notes
Wheeling Hose Company	1300 Market Street	1830 - 1860	Possibly still standing.
=== Former Apparatus ===
* 1830 Hose Reel
* 1830 Engine
Category:Defunct fire departments of Ohio County, Virginia