Over the years the officers responding to fires with companies have been designated as Marshals and Assistant Marshals, District Marshals, Battalion Chiefs, and District Chiefs (the title currently in use). |
Marshall Phillip Hurley - December 29, 1910 Marshal Peter Schraffenberger - March 1, 1922 Marshal Robert Riegler - June 13, 1961
Car 1 - 2013 Ford Police Interceptor Shop #12187
Currently the Chief and the four Asst. Chiefs are assigned autos of this style.
Photo Steve Hagy
District 3 - 2012 Ford Expedition Shop #20693
The stickers on the rear window represent some of the individual
company emblems for District 3 units.
Photo Steve Hagy
District 3 - 2012 Ford Expedition Shop #20693
Photo Steve Hagy
District 3 - 2008 Ford Expedition Shop #80691
Photo Steve Hagy
District 4, 2008 Ford Expedition, Shop # 80690
Photo Bill Strite
District 1 - 2007 Ford Explorer Shop #60684
Photo Steve Hagy
District 3 2000 Ford Explorer Shop #00692
Photo David J. Jones
District 3 1995 Ford Shop #95305
The era of using automobiles for the District Chief's was coming to an end. Soon the sport utility vehicle would become the motor power of choice for the DC's.
Photo Steve Hagy
District Chiefs cars from the late 80's.
Photo David J. Jones
District 4 1988 Ford Shop #89352
Engine 32's house was where District 4 was quartered at the time of this photo.
Photo Steve Hagy
1961 Chevrolet Biscayne - Shop #1379
This car was assigned to the Fire Prevention Bureau and was photographed on the ramp at Engine 9. This vehicle was removed from service on September 3, 1969.
Photo Ed Effron
District 2 - 1957 Chevrolet Shop #25011
Photo Ed Effron
District 1 - 1956 Ford Shop #25007
The siren/light combination on the roof is the only warning device on this car, and there's no room for the "Command Board".
Photo Ed Effron
District 3 - 1956 Ford Shop #25008
Photo Ed Effron
1954 Chevrolet Bel Air - Shop #25098
There isn't much to see in the background of this photo, but can anyone provide the location where this picture was taken?
Photo Ed Effron
Marshal John Ferguson was killed when a tire blew on his auto while responding to an alarm that proved to be false from the box at Hammond and Fourth Streets.
Photo City of Cincinnati
District 4 1928 Chevrolet Notice the single warning light mounted in front of the windshield.
Photo Steve Hagy Collection
1921 Reo Model: U-6 Roadster Shop #C 35
It appears that a civilian or an off-duty member is behind the wheel.
The car is parked outside the Marshal's bay on the 9th Street side of Engine 2's quarters.
This beauty was purchased for $2000 and sold in June of 1928 for $110.
Photo Cincinnati Fire Department
1913 Republic/Ahrens-Fox District 4
This view shows the District Marshal and his driver parked along side quarters on Copeland Avenue.
Photo Steve Hagy Collection
1913 Republic/Ahrens-Fox
A pair of these vehicles were purchased and assigned to Districts 3 and 4. Note the chemical tank, canvas top, and an Ahrens-Fox lantern mounted on the cowl.
Photo Steve Hagy Collection
This is one of a pair of 1913 Nyberg automobiles purchased by the department.
The C.F.D. lettering on the hood is certainly different. The autos were assigned to the Assistant Chiefs of the Northern and Southern Divisions
Written on the photo is the following: "Fire Chief Alford & Assistant Fire Chief Hollingsworth of the Fire Department of Anderson, Indiana
in one of the fire chiefs roadsters constructed for the Cincinnati Fire Department by the Nyberg Automobile Works."
Nyberg autos were constructed in Anderson from 1912 to 1914.
Photo Steve Hagy Collection
The second of the 1913 Nyberg's is shown here. Not much in the way of options on this vehicle, however a canvas top and windshield have been included along with a trunk.
Notation on the photo reads "One of the three roadsters for the use of the Assistant Fire Chiefs
of the Cincinnati Fire Department". The third car was assigned to the Fire Alarm Telegraph Dept.
The A.C. cars were assigned shop numbers C-02 & C-03 as these were the second and third automobiles purchased.
Photo Steve Hagy Collection
On May 5, 1907 this Packard entered service as the first motorized vehicle in service with the C.F.D. Chief Joseph Bunker is standing alongside the proud new acquisition. Bearing shop number C 01 the car was a 7-passenger model. Not unti the early part of 1913 would another motorized vehicle enter service.
Photo Steve Hagy Collection
Chief's cars are reffered to as "Buggies" in many fire departments. Here is District 2 around 1895 with his buggy. Notice the alarm box mounted on the 9th Street side of Engine 2's quarters.
Photo Steve Hagy Collection