The Hamilton Fire Department’s very first fire truck will return to city parades now that it has received replacement parts. Shown in front of Fire Truck No. 1 are (from left) Hamilton Councilman Wade Sullins, local machinist Brad Johnson and Hamilton Street Department mechanic David “Gus” Morrow. The three collaborated together to bring the truck back to working order.
HAMILTON - Thanks to local teamwork, the City of Hamilton’s beloved Fire Truck No. 1 is operational again.
The 1946 Ford half-ton fire truck was the very first ever owned by the Hamilton Fire Department, according to Hamilton Councilman Wade Sullins. He says the city purchased it brand-new in approximately 1947.
“This is the only truck that Hamilton had to put out fires up to 1964 or 1965, when they bought a new one,” Sullins said, adding that the truck was eventually phased out of use.
With its classic body model, Fire Truck No. 1 has been a crowd pleaser for a number years in Hamilton’s street parades. Santa Claus has traditionally ridden in it during the Hamilton Christmas Parade.
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