Horses in the fire department

Horses of the Roanoke City Fire Department now Roanoke Fire-EMS Department. These are the horse's names that have been extracted from historical documents by Captain Wiseman. It is very possible that there were other horses. I will be looking at other documents to see of this possibility.


Bail
Bert
Big John
Big John #2
Billy April 19,1904
Billy #2 – Raised by J.B. Bean May 16, 1904
Bob
Bob #2
Denny
Dewey – May 8,1904
Dexter
Frank
Frank
George
Jack – April 19,1904
Jack Cook
Jack Cook #2
Prince
Prince #2
Sandy
Sandy – April 1904
Tom
Virgie - The First Horse

Facts

1.There were 10 horses in the department in 1905.

2.There were 10 horses in the department in 1906.

3.The last fire alarm answered by horse drawn fire equipment was to box # 52 at Franklin Rd. and 3rd ST. S.W. May 18,1918.

4.You can still see the areas on the interior walls of station #1 downtown where the horses would gnaw on the bricks.

5.The horses would begin stirring and kicking when the alarm went off.