The featured image is a 1950s badge for the Susquehanna Hose Co. Fire Police – a real keepsake!
First Responders = Community Safety
Our ‘casual historian’ excitedly shares the beginnings of his First Responders Collection of Badges and Patches. Here’s the short video:
POLICE
A prized paperweight commemorating the new Havre de Grace Police Station 2002, located on the corner of Juniata and Pennington and next to City Hall.
FIRE
The Susquehanna Hose Company consists of five firehouses that operate 5 Engines, Tower, Quint, Rescue, Mini-Pumper, 3 Boats, Dive Unit, Swift Water Unit and 4 Utility Vehicles. The Hose Company has responded to each and every call alerted for over the last several decades and is known as “The Fastest Volunteers in the Nation” because of its extremely fast response times.
from fred packard in People in Charge of change
Below is a photo of a collection of Havre de Grace patches for Police, Ambulance, and Susquehanna Hose Co.
AMBULANCE CORPS – DID YOU KNOW?
The first ambulance service in Havre de Grace was started by Harford Memorial Hospital in 1929. The Hospital operated the service for 25 years until the 1940’s, when it was offered to any organization who would accept the responsibility for it. After being turned down by many organizations including the Susquehanna Hose Company and the VFW, the Joseph L. Davis American Legion post agreed to take over the service.
from Havre de Grace Ambulance corps history
The American Legion formed a committee to operate the ambulance service and constructed a small building next to the Legion home. The American Legion Ambulance Corps provided exemplary service from that small building in Legion Square for over 40 years.
Badges from the Havre de Grace Ambulance Corps and Susquehanna Hose Co.
A selection of First Responder pins and tie clip, Havre de Grace.
Susquehanna Hose Co. Fire Police
The featured image is the badge worn by the Fire Police. Below is a photo of then-Mayor McLhinney swearing in the Fire Police, 1950s.
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