First Fire Engine

Until 1963, volunteers staffed the Germantown Fire Department. This group of firefighters is pictured at the station in 1949 with the city's first engine known as �Red Devil 1�. From left to right are: Joe Pickering, A.E. Frysen, then Mayor Jack Barry, Minor Oakley, Bruce Law, E.L. Brooks, Guy Cantrell, O.J. Belk, J.E. Hodges, I.T. Miller, C.C. �Bubba� Burford, and M.H. Riggs. Source: A Walking Tour of the Old Germantown District