ENGINE COMPANY 2

Carthage

Relief Fire Company

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Members Who Died In The Line:

  William Merten - June 19, 1923

Engine 2-Ladder 6-District 2 Quarters at Ninth and Freeman
Photo Ed Effron

Engine Company 2, Ladder Company 6, and District 2 about 1895.
Photo Steve Hagy Collection

2011 Spartan/Rosenbauer 1500 GPM - 500 Tank - 30A/30B Foam Shop #11671
Photo Steve Hagy

"Siempre Leal" which we believ translates to "Always Loyal".
Photo Steve Hagy

Engine 2 hard at work at a fire in Pleasant Ridge.
Photo Bill Strite

2005 Sutphen 1500 GPM - 500 Tank Shop #61684
The lettering that was added over the door of the station looks nice!
Photo Steve Hagy

1996 E-One 1500 GPM - 500 Tank - 100 Foam Shop #61674
Photo Steve Hagy

1988 Seagrave 1250 GPM - 300 Tank Shop #81672
Photo Steve Hagy

1974 Seagrave 1000 GPM - 300 Tank Shop #4668
This pumper was originally assigned to the other engine company at the station on Seymour Avenue. When Engine 48 was disbanded in 1975, their rig was reassigned to the 2\'s.
Photo Steve Hagy

1955 Seagrave 1000 GPM - 100 Tank Shop #25194
This pumper was assigned to the 2's from October 20, 1961 until February 24, 1975.
Photo Steve Hagy

1947 Seagrave 1000 GPM -100 Tank Shop #25168
By the time this photo was taken the company had moved from the West End to Carthage. Here Engine 2 is seen at a fire 69th & Vine Streets. The rig has also had a new siren/light added to the roof.
Photo Steve Hagy Collection

1947 Seagrave 1000 GPM -100 Tank Shop #25168
The big "2" on the front bumper is a carryover from a previous rig. These identifying numbers were still on the front of some apparatus into the 1970's.
Photo Steve Hagy Collection

This might be a little tough to see, but it provides a nice image to show those of us who weren't around when the West End was a BIG neighborhood where a couple of the firehouses were.

Prior to the massive amount of demoltion that occurred for the construction of I-75 the quarters of Engine 2/Truck 6/District 2 and Engine 29 were both on Freeman Avenue. If you look in the lower, left corner of the photo the "E" that begins the lettering for Engine 2 is placed on the roof of the station. The apparatus bays faced west onto Freeman Avenue while there was a bay on the rear of the station that faced south onto 9th Street for the District Marshal. Today this location is roughly in the parking lot of the Ford truck dealership just across from Frisch's.

In the upper, right corner there is lettering for Engine 29. If you look beneath that lettering there is a small arrow that points to the hose tower on the station. This single bay firehouse faced east onto Freeman Avenue. The location is near the south side of the property where the Cincinnati Enquirer printing plant is today. These 2 houses were 6 blocks apart but had densely populated and congested response areas.
Photo Relief Fire Company