  The
young members of the Franklin Union Fire Company
formed the Junior Fire Company in 1842. The
young men also acquired the Franklin’s engine.
The juniors were incorporated on February 6,
1843. The company motto was “Here We Are.”
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 The
cornerstone for the original firehouse was laid
on may 30, 1852. The building was remodeled in
1892. The members were proud of their firehouse
and are seen here during a break in
celebration. The fire apparatus in the
photograph includes a steamer and two hose
carriages. |
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 Juniors
moved into their new home on Eastern Boulevard
in 1993. |
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 On
March 8, 1908, the Juniors purchased these two
fire horses. One is a bay and the other is a
roan. The horses were purchased from Ott
Smith. One horse had two glass eyes and the
other had one glass eye. In the early 1900s
horse drawn steamers were converted to motorized
tractor power. |
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 This
picture is of the junior’s steamer after
conversion. In 1915 Juniors took delivery of a
chemical engine on July 10th. Water
tanks later replaced the chemical tanks as the
years went by. Juniors utilized Seagrave fire
engines only between the years of 1915 and
1965. |
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 Juniors
later switched to Mack with the delivery of the
1965 Mack Engine. This Engine was dedicated to
driver Benjamin Conrad for providing the city
with over 33 years of dedicated service. This
piece remained in service as a reserve engine
when it was replaced as the First Due piece by
the 1982 Mack. |
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 The
1982 mack ran as First Due for over 20 years
before being replaced by a 2004 KME Fire
Engine. The City purchased three brand new
engines with help from the volunteer companies
in 2004. |
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 Juniors
Fire Company along with Antietam and South End
Fire Companies placed their new engines in
service in the summer of 2004.
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