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In addition to fire suppression they carried out fuel reduction burning, firebreak maintenance, fire spotting and upgrading bush phone lines. [28] In 1942 the WA Fire Auxiliary, made of up men and women, gave a demonstration of their skills. [29] In the same year (1942) the Board of Fire Commissioners of NSW established the Women's Fire ...
Auxiliary fire departments were intended to aid regular fire services in case of nuclear attack when it was expected large numbers of fires would result from nuclear blasts overwhelming full-time services. Most still in existence run support vehicles such as lighting trucks, air supplies, rehab units, reserve firefighting apparatus, and the like.
The Ladies of the Maccabees (acronym, LOTM; 1886-1926), the female auxiliary of the Knights of the Maccabees, was an insurance benefit society. It was the first fraternal benefit society operated exclusively by women. [ 1 ]
The Moncure Volunteer Fire Department provides fire protection for the area. The department was founded May 4, 1966. There are two stations: Station 8 in Moncure at 2389 Old US 1 and Station 14 on Corinth Road at the intersection of Highway 42. The Moncure Fire Department Ladies auxiliary is the only active auxiliary in Chatham County.
A community blood drive with the American Red Cross will take place on Wednesday, Feb. 14 from noon to 5 p.m., at the Stratham Fire Station. Stratham Fire Department Auxiliary to host Valentine ...
Others Ladies Auxiliary groups in the early 20th century included those associated with: the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers, the Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters’, Carpenters, Milk Drivers, Mail Carriers, and Motion Picture Operators and the International Association of Machinists (this Auxiliary had a membership of over ...
Because the GAR required members to be veterans of the Union, their numbers began to dwindle as generations passed. In New Jersey, the Ladies Loyal League was an auxiliary that was created by women who had evidence that they were related to Union veterans. This group never reached the same level of importance nor power of the WRC whose members ...
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