IN-49.1999.1 Indianapolis Fire Department

Marker text: INDIANAPOLIS FIRE DEPARTMENT

Volunteer force founded 1826; established as Indianapolis Fire Department with paid force 1859. Bowen-Merrill disaster 1890 led to reorganization and city Board of Public Safety. Indiana General Assembly enabled Fireman's Pension Funds 1891. Improvements in training, equipment, and water access came by early 1900s.

Erected 1999 Indiana Historical Bureau and Indianapolis Firefighters Local 416

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Location: North side of street, 2 W. Washington Street, Indianapolis, Marion County, Indiana

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