Southfield Township Volunteer Fire Department

Southfield Township Volunteer Fire Department (HM22TR)

Location: Southfield, MI 48033 Oakland County
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N 42° 28.834', W 83° 16.751'

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This hall was built in 1942 for the Southfield Township Volunteer Fire Department. It served as hall, office and sleeping quarters for the two engineers, Charles Hooper, Sr. and Paul Ignash who worked twenty four hours on and twenty four hours off for over four years.

When an alarm was received, the engineer on duty would peg the location on a map, note the address on a pad, activate the siren and respond to the fire with the pumper. The first fireman to answer the siren would take over the desk and direct the volunteers who responded either in person or by phone.

The volunteers served until 1948 when the township initiated a full time fire department. The hall then served as the headquarters for the Water Department until it moved to the Civic Center.

In 1976, as a bi-centennial project, it was designated as a fire museum and was reconditioned by the Historical Society of Fire Fighters.
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HM NumberHM22TR
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Date Added Monday, November 13th, 2017 at 1:01pm PST -08:00
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Locationbig map
UTM (WGS84 Datum)17T E 312665 N 4705652
Decimal Degrees42.48056667, -83.27918333
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 42° 28.834', W 83° 16.751'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds42° 28' 50.04" N, 83° 16' 45.06" W
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Area Code(s)248
Which side of the road?Marker is on the right when traveling North
Closest Postal AddressAt or near 26058-26096 Berg Rd, Southfield MI 48033, US
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