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2005
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“A Short History of
Engine Company #10”
by Jay Pozark, FAO, Lynn, MA
Engine Company #10 was originally organized as Combination Company #1 after several years of pressure from the people in the Wyoma and Lakeside Districts.
Organized in 1899 in a new fire station, completed the first of the year, with a new combination chemical and hose wagon and four permanent firemen. Due to it's weight and hard draught, Chief Engineer Charles H. Downing recommends that three horses be attached to it instead of two.
Located at Broadway, Wyoma Village (near today's Pendexter St.). This Company has a "Holloway" chemical engine and hose wagon, combined; capacity, two 35-gallon horizontal tanks, 400 feet chemical hose, 600 feet regulation linen hose.
Records do not give a specific date but, newspaper records imply the company went into service around the first or second week of June. It's first run was for a brush fire. When it was placed in service, the unit was unique for Lynn. Both because of it's white color and the regular fire hose and ladders it carried. The intent was to function similarly to a modern day Quint.
Roster
#43 S. S. Reed Engineer 61 Broadway Station Permanent
Transferred from Engineer, Chemical Co. #l on May 21st ,1899
#64 Henry F. Wiffen Driver 37 Broadway Station Permanent
Transferred from, Fireman, Engine Co. #2 on May 21, 1899.
#83 Stephen H. Johnson Hoseman 38 Broadway Station Permanent
Transferred from, Hoseman, Engine Co.#5 on May 21, 1899.
#85 Charles G. Phillips Driver 33 Broadway Station Permanent
Transferred from, Eloseman, Engine Co.#5 on May 21, 1899.
H. F. Wiffen transferred to Chemical Engine #3 November 24, 1899
John F. Brown, Lieut., Eng. Co.#2, appointed permanent Driver, Comb. Co.#l December 17,1899.
Broadway Fire Station
House And Land 13,000.00
Combination Wagon #1 1,930.00
Two Horses 200.00
Fire coats and hats 16.00
Harness and blankets 131.50
Furniture, beds and fixtures 166.50
Wood, coal and small stores 34.00
Oil tank and oil 6.50
House and barn tools 20.00
Wheel jack 5.00
House hose 8.00
Iron ash barrels 12.00
Two hose pipes 58.00
Fixtures 227.78
Gong indicator and electrical supplies 299.82
Total $ 16,115.00
A total of 13 alarms responded to in 1899.
June: 1 Bell Alarm, 3 Still Alarms
July: 2 Still Alarms
September: 2 Bell Alarms
October: 1 Telephone Alarm
November: 1 Bell Alarm
December: 2 Bell Alarms, 1 Still Alarm
First Box (not first response) Box 1 15 located at Wyoma School House
June 14, 5:58 PM.
Wooden Building on Broadway owned and occupied by Mrs. D. Evans as a dwelling. Newspaper reports say
the company did good work at this fire, having it contained by the time the steam fire engine from the Glenmere
Engine [louse arrived. At the time of the box, the company had just returned from a brush fire. Damage to
Building $330.00, Insurance $3,000.00; to Contents $100.00, Insurance $1,500;
Cause: Oil stove caught fire.
December 16, 4:45 AM.
Responded to General Alarm from Box 221 Market And Tremont Streets
First Alarm 4:30 AM., Second Alarm 4:35 AM.
For a brick building on the corner of Market and Summer St.'s occupied as a bank, shoe factory, printers shop
and barber shop.
In 1910 Combination Wagon #1 was re-designated as Chemical #5.
In 1912 the company received a Seagrave automobile combination, hose and chemical engine. The vehicle had two 35 gallon chemical tanks, 500 feet of chemical hose, 900 feet of 2 1/2 " hose and 62 feet of ground ladders.
November 17, 1930 a Buffalo 1000 GPM pumping engine was delivered and assigned to the Broadway Engine
House. Chemical #5 was then re-designated as Engine Company #10.
January 22, 1964 Engine #10 received a new Mack Model C-95 1000 GPM pumper.
December 13, 1969 Engine #10 relocated to it's new home in the new station at 420 Broadway.
1988 Engine Company #10 received it's current apparatus, an Emergency-One 1250 GPM pumper.
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