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Marion Fire Department

The Marion Fire Department was established at the date of the completion of the water works in 1876. It consisted of a Chief and 80 volunteer members, with four reel companies and one hook and ladder company.

The water distributed throughout the city by the well known Holly system, rendered fire engines unnecessary as the force of the works was sufficient.

For the purpose of alarms, the city was divided into 4 divisions and the alarms were given by the whistle at the works. Each division had a designated number. Any alarms called out the hook and ladder company and two reel companies. In case of a general alarm, all companies were called out. The work of the department was very efficient under the management of the first Fire Chief, D.F. Davis.

On it's hundredth birthday in 1976, the department consisted of six stations and a personnel of 89 paid men. The equipment included 6 active pumps and one reserve, two ladder trucks, one 85 foot aerial, and one 100 foot aerial with 208 feet of ground ladders.in 1973 a rescue unit was added, and in 1975 an 85 foot snorkel truck was put in service. The department also had two rescue boats.At that time the department was made up of 1 Chief, 1 Deputy Chief, 3 Assistant Chiefs, 15 Captains, 13 Lieutenants, 24 Chauffeurs, and 31 Privates. Marion had a 5th class fire department rating which compares favorably with other cities of comparable size.

Located in central Indiana, Marion is the home of around 30,000 people.
It may not be a large town, but we get our share of fires.

This site is dedicated to the brave men and women of the MFD,
who give selflessly of themselves each day to keep our community safe.

Each of the links below is a slide show of these firefighters in action.

 

Smith Bros. A/C
6/6/08 (B)

  

EOC Drill
5/23/07 (B)

22nd & Meridian
11/12/07 (C)

Ethanol Plant
Disaster Drill (B)
10/20/07

   

E. Marshall
6/10/07 (A)

Crossroads
6/13/07

Code Prom '07
4/19/07 (B)

 

 

RCA
6/14/07 (B)

1400 W. 3rd St
2/23/07 (B)

Waterball Tourney
7/14/07

1600 W. 5th St.
5/11/05 (B)
(3200 X 2400)
100 E. 35th St.
5/6/05 (C)
(3000X 2000)
800 S. Boots
5/15/05 (C)
(3000 X 2000)
1700 W. 10th St.
5/1/05
(3200 X 2400)
Code Prom
4/21/05(A)
(2500 X 2000)
1600 W. Marion Ave.
4/26/05(C)
(3200 X 2400)
Vehicle In Pond
4/25/05
(3264 X 2448)
2100 S. Meridian St/
4/12/05
(3200 X 2400)
600 E. Highland
4/16/05
(3200 X 2400)
1200 S. Hendricks
3/22/05
(2500 X 1900)
1600 W. 10th St.
4/3/05
(1500 X 1200)
E. 32nd St.
4/5/05
(2500 X 1900)
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W. 12th St.
5/14/04
(2500 X 1900)
W. Jeffries
1/31/04
(2048 X 1536)
Vehicle Fire
2/4/04
(2048 X 1536)

Decontamination Drill
10/11/03
(1800 X 1200)
Autotech
1/15/03
(1800 X 1200)
5th & Gallatin
8/16/03
(2160 X 1440)
Bradner & Spencer
(1800X 1200)
N. Meridian
12/24/02
(2160 X 1440)
Squirts Bar
1999
(1800 X 1200)

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