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Like our City the Fire Department has a rich history as well. We are proud of our service, protection, and commitment to this great city. We are doubly blessed with having many artifacts of the yesteryear as well as those that have been willing to tell the stories of the years gone by. Retired Deputy Chief Andrew Nadeau has provided a brief highlight of our storied past in his own unique way. We are fortunate to have a volume of pictures of major fires, incidents and other activities that have been included in his condensed history for your
enjoyment.
We have also, through the generosity of many volunteers including our own membership, constructed a museum in 1987 to store many of these artifacts. The museum is located directly behind the fire station and is open whenever we are available to show it. It currently houses our restored 1853 Hunnaman hand tub with hose reel, a partially restored 1930 REO and hundreds of other fire fighting items from Franklin’s past. It’s worth a look on a rainy day or anytime you have visitors in town.
 The following condensed history was provided by Deputy Chief Andrew N. Nadeau, retired (1960-1989) from his book titled Franklin Fire Department 1830-1978 which was produced with only 250 copies and has been out of print for at least a decade. He completed the 150+ page work prior to his retirement from the job. Andy is also the honorary curator of the department’s museum. Thank you Andy for all that you have done for us and most importantly
the role that you have played in conveying the history of “the job” to the next generation of firefighters charged with protecting this City.
The Members of the Franklin Fire Department would like to thank Deputy Chief Andrew Nadeau (Retired) for his valiant efforts in preserving the History of the Franklin Fire Department.
Books are available at the Franklin Fire Department. |
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