First Major Fire
The first bad fire was at the home of P. Boldger on Wissahickon Avenue on April 4, 1911. The Flourtown cart was there first but was short of hose and a call was placed for the Wheel Pump reel. Harry Peterman was ready and he held it on the back of a Lehigh Valley Trolley and brought it up Bethlehem Pike to the fire.
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