| 1954 - 2009 |
Truck Company 29 was established on February 8, 1954 at it's current location of 1201
East Cold spring Lane, in Northeast Baltimore City. Truck 29 was not placed in active
service until February 26th. The quarters was built for Truck 29 and Engine 4 was added
on February 26th due to the age of there quarters which was built in 1882.
The first Captain of Truck 29 was Elmer P. Dunn formerly of Truck 18.
1st Truck was a 1954 Peter Pirsch with a 85 ft. Steel ladder. Manufactured out of
Kenosha Wisconsin.
2nd Truck was a 1967 American LaFrance 100 ft. ladder.
3rd Truck was a 1974 Seagrave and was later sent to Truck 3.
4th Truck was a 1971 Seagrave that was purchased as a used Ladder Truck from
Leesburg VA. With the help of Joe Cole of Truck 29.
5th Truck and current is a 1995 Simon/Duplex 100 ft. LTI ladder. Purchased New
East Cold spring Lane, in Northeast Baltimore City. Truck 29 was not placed in active
service until February 26th. The quarters was built for Truck 29 and Engine 4 was added
on February 26th due to the age of there quarters which was built in 1882.
The first Captain of Truck 29 was Elmer P. Dunn formerly of Truck 18.
1st Truck was a 1954 Peter Pirsch with a 85 ft. Steel ladder. Manufactured out of
Kenosha Wisconsin.
2nd Truck was a 1967 American LaFrance 100 ft. ladder.
3rd Truck was a 1974 Seagrave and was later sent to Truck 3.
4th Truck was a 1971 Seagrave that was purchased as a used Ladder Truck from
Leesburg VA. With the help of Joe Cole of Truck 29.
5th Truck and current is a 1995 Simon/Duplex 100 ft. LTI ladder. Purchased New
| Historical Research |
The history of both Engine 4 & Truck 29 was researched using the past records that are on file
with the Baltimore City Historical Society located on 201 West Monument Street Baltimore City,
The Baltimore City Fire Museum at 414 Gay Street Baltimore, MD. The Book of Unherald Hero's
by William A. Murry, The Firemans Record by Robert J. Cassedy 1925, The book " The Official
History Of The Baltimore City Fire Department 1898 by; Clarence H. Forrest" and The Maryland
Fire Museum 1301York Road Luthervill, Maryland. Baltimore County. The Oldest Active Civic
Organization In The USA "The Mechanical Fire Company No. 1"
Speacial Thanks to Firefighter Joe Cole retired as a Fire Inspector, Firefighter Steve Dahlem
and Aux. Firefighter, active member of Box 414 Dave Henson, all of them are retired member's
of Truck Company 29 who have maintained historical pictures and records of the Baltimore City
Fire Department and both fire Companies.
with the Baltimore City Historical Society located on 201 West Monument Street Baltimore City,
The Baltimore City Fire Museum at 414 Gay Street Baltimore, MD. The Book of Unherald Hero's
by William A. Murry, The Firemans Record by Robert J. Cassedy 1925, The book " The Official
History Of The Baltimore City Fire Department 1898 by; Clarence H. Forrest" and The Maryland
Fire Museum 1301York Road Luthervill, Maryland. Baltimore County. The Oldest Active Civic
Organization In The USA "The Mechanical Fire Company No. 1"
Speacial Thanks to Firefighter Joe Cole retired as a Fire Inspector, Firefighter Steve Dahlem
and Aux. Firefighter, active member of Box 414 Dave Henson, all of them are retired member's
of Truck Company 29 who have maintained historical pictures and records of the Baltimore City
Fire Department and both fire Companies.
Engine 6 Gay St. and Ensor St. (Home of Box 414 Association)
Engine 7 Eutaw St. and Druid Hill Ave.
Engine 10 (1) Washington Blvd. near Poppleton St.
Engine 10 (2) – Truck 28 (Aerial Tower 128) Chesapeake Ave. at Childs St.
Engine 11 Eastern Ave. at Patterson Park Ave.
Engine 12 Fort Ave. at Riverside Ave.
Engine 17 – Truck 19 1426 E. Fort Ave. at Haubert St.
Engine 19 – North Ave. at Bond St.
Engine 22 – Truck 17 Linwood Ave. at O’Donnell St. (Fire Officers Union Hall)
Engine 23 Saratoga St. at Tyson Alley
Engine 24 214 ½ Patterson Park Ave., South of Orleans St.
Engine 25 McCulloh St. at Gold St.
Engine 26 West St. at Leadehall St.
Engine 28 1302 Guilford Ave. at Mount Royal Ave.
Engine 32 – Truck 1 Gay St., South of Baltimore St.
Engine 33 1751 Gorsuch Ave. near Harford Rd.
Engine 34 Caroline St. south of Gough St.
Engine 35 – Truck 21 5th St. at Pontiac Ave. ( former Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Co.)
Anne Arundel County
Engine 37 Ridgely St. at West St. (Firefighters Union Hall)
Engine 38 756-58 W. Baltimore St. near MLK Blvd.
Engine 40 (1) Southwest corner of Liberty Heights Ave. and Gwynn Oak Ave., rear
door of old Community Hall (former quarters of West Forest Park Volunteer Fire
Co.)
Engine 40 (2) Liberty Heights Ave. at Ferndale Ave.
Engine 42 3923 Southern Ave. at Wilhome Way (former Baltimore County
Gardenville station)
Engine 43 414 Lyman Ave. at Bellona Ave. (former Baltimore County Govanstown
station)
Engine 45 1500 Sulgrave Ave. near Newbury (former Baltimore County Mt.
Washington station)
Engine 46 5116 Reisterstown Rd. near W. Belvedere Ave. (former Baltimore
County Arlington station)
Engine 47 Annapolis Rd. and Severn St. (former Baltimore County Mt. Winans
station)
Engine 48 (Fireboat 1) 2700 Broening Hwy. at Dundalk Marine Terminal
Engine 50 4700 Holabird Ave. at Newkirk St.
Engine 54 White Ave. and Fairwood Ave. west of Belair Rd.
Truck 2 104 N. Paca St. near Fayette St.
Truck 5 Harford Ave. at Oliver St.
Truck 6 Hanover St. at Ostend St.
Truck 12 Liberty Heights Ave. at Garrison Blvd.
Truck 13 43 S. Carey St. near Lombard St.
Truck 16 831 N. Calvert St. at Read St.
Miscellaneous
Chemical Co.3 24th St. at Morton St. (former Baltimore County Chemical Co. 3)
Watchman No.16 (B.U.F.D.) 125 E. Montgomery St. near William St.
Curtis Bay Volunteer Fire Co. (Anne Arundel County) Filbert St. at Fairhaven Ave.
Hamilton Volunteer Fire Co. (Baltimore County) Hamilton Ave. east of Harford Rd.
Salvage Corp Co. 2 Broadway south of Baltimore St.
Salvage Corp Co. 3 Gold St. at Brunt St.
Salvage Corp Co. 4 Hanover St. north of Heath St.
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History of company closures in
Baltimore City
Engine 49 (Fire Boat 4) 12/1/71
Engine 48 (Fire Boat 3) 6/30/72
Engine 59 7/19/77
Engine 9 4/12/78
Engine 15 8/24/78
Water Tower 1 9/1/79
Truck 17 7/1/81
Engine 17 7/5/84
Truck 19 7/5/84
Engine 22 10/30/85
Truck 24 10/30/85
Engine 1 4/19/86
Truck 11 4/19/86
Engine 42 5/29/86
Truck 14 5/29/86
Engine 10 6/4/86
Truck 28 6/4/86
Engine 11 8/26/88
Engine 12 8/26/88
Engine 25 8/26/88
Engine 37 8/26/88
BC 7 8/26/88
BC 11 8/26/88
Engine 29 9/21/89
Truck 22 9/21/89
Engine 28 9/27/89
Truck 2 9/27/89
BC 4 7/1/91
Engine 7 11/8/91
Engine 18 11/8/91
Engine 34 11/8/91
Engine 39 (Fire Boat 2) 11/8/91
Engine 38 9/21/94
AT 122 (from E-29, T-22) 9/21/94
Engine 32 3/22/95
Truck 4 3/22/95
AT 122 (from E-29, T-22) 9/21/94
AT 111 (from E-1, T-11) 4/9/97
Engine 3 7/1/00
Engine 19 7/1/00
Engine 24 7/1/00
AT 128 (from E-10, T-28) 7/1/00
Truck 7 7/1/00
Truck 9 7/1/00
Truck 13 7/1/00
BC 8 7/1/00
Truck 2 7/1/09
Engine 7 Eutaw St. and Druid Hill Ave.
Engine 10 (1) Washington Blvd. near Poppleton St.
Engine 10 (2) – Truck 28 (Aerial Tower 128) Chesapeake Ave. at Childs St.
Engine 11 Eastern Ave. at Patterson Park Ave.
Engine 12 Fort Ave. at Riverside Ave.
Engine 17 – Truck 19 1426 E. Fort Ave. at Haubert St.
Engine 19 – North Ave. at Bond St.
Engine 22 – Truck 17 Linwood Ave. at O’Donnell St. (Fire Officers Union Hall)
Engine 23 Saratoga St. at Tyson Alley
Engine 24 214 ½ Patterson Park Ave., South of Orleans St.
Engine 25 McCulloh St. at Gold St.
Engine 26 West St. at Leadehall St.
Engine 28 1302 Guilford Ave. at Mount Royal Ave.
Engine 32 – Truck 1 Gay St., South of Baltimore St.
Engine 33 1751 Gorsuch Ave. near Harford Rd.
Engine 34 Caroline St. south of Gough St.
Engine 35 – Truck 21 5th St. at Pontiac Ave. ( former Brooklyn Volunteer Fire Co.)
Anne Arundel County
Engine 37 Ridgely St. at West St. (Firefighters Union Hall)
Engine 38 756-58 W. Baltimore St. near MLK Blvd.
Engine 40 (1) Southwest corner of Liberty Heights Ave. and Gwynn Oak Ave., rear
door of old Community Hall (former quarters of West Forest Park Volunteer Fire
Co.)
Engine 40 (2) Liberty Heights Ave. at Ferndale Ave.
Engine 42 3923 Southern Ave. at Wilhome Way (former Baltimore County
Gardenville station)
Engine 43 414 Lyman Ave. at Bellona Ave. (former Baltimore County Govanstown
station)
Engine 45 1500 Sulgrave Ave. near Newbury (former Baltimore County Mt.
Washington station)
Engine 46 5116 Reisterstown Rd. near W. Belvedere Ave. (former Baltimore
County Arlington station)
Engine 47 Annapolis Rd. and Severn St. (former Baltimore County Mt. Winans
station)
Engine 48 (Fireboat 1) 2700 Broening Hwy. at Dundalk Marine Terminal
Engine 50 4700 Holabird Ave. at Newkirk St.
Engine 54 White Ave. and Fairwood Ave. west of Belair Rd.
Truck 2 104 N. Paca St. near Fayette St.
Truck 5 Harford Ave. at Oliver St.
Truck 6 Hanover St. at Ostend St.
Truck 12 Liberty Heights Ave. at Garrison Blvd.
Truck 13 43 S. Carey St. near Lombard St.
Truck 16 831 N. Calvert St. at Read St.
Miscellaneous
Chemical Co.3 24th St. at Morton St. (former Baltimore County Chemical Co. 3)
Watchman No.16 (B.U.F.D.) 125 E. Montgomery St. near William St.
Curtis Bay Volunteer Fire Co. (Anne Arundel County) Filbert St. at Fairhaven Ave.
Hamilton Volunteer Fire Co. (Baltimore County) Hamilton Ave. east of Harford Rd.
Salvage Corp Co. 2 Broadway south of Baltimore St.
Salvage Corp Co. 3 Gold St. at Brunt St.
Salvage Corp Co. 4 Hanover St. north of Heath St.
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History of company closures in
Baltimore City
Engine 49 (Fire Boat 4) 12/1/71
Engine 48 (Fire Boat 3) 6/30/72
Engine 59 7/19/77
Engine 9 4/12/78
Engine 15 8/24/78
Water Tower 1 9/1/79
Truck 17 7/1/81
Engine 17 7/5/84
Truck 19 7/5/84
Engine 22 10/30/85
Truck 24 10/30/85
Engine 1 4/19/86
Truck 11 4/19/86
Engine 42 5/29/86
Truck 14 5/29/86
Engine 10 6/4/86
Truck 28 6/4/86
Engine 11 8/26/88
Engine 12 8/26/88
Engine 25 8/26/88
Engine 37 8/26/88
BC 7 8/26/88
BC 11 8/26/88
Engine 29 9/21/89
Truck 22 9/21/89
Engine 28 9/27/89
Truck 2 9/27/89
BC 4 7/1/91
Engine 7 11/8/91
Engine 18 11/8/91
Engine 34 11/8/91
Engine 39 (Fire Boat 2) 11/8/91
Engine 38 9/21/94
AT 122 (from E-29, T-22) 9/21/94
Engine 32 3/22/95
Truck 4 3/22/95
AT 122 (from E-29, T-22) 9/21/94
AT 111 (from E-1, T-11) 4/9/97
Engine 3 7/1/00
Engine 19 7/1/00
Engine 24 7/1/00
AT 128 (from E-10, T-28) 7/1/00
Truck 7 7/1/00
Truck 9 7/1/00
Truck 13 7/1/00
BC 8 7/1/00
Truck 2 7/1/09
Old Fire Stations
| Station of Engine 4 & Truck 29 1201 E. Cold Spring Lane |
| 1954 Peter Pirsch |
| 1954 Truck 29 Crew |
| Truck 29 responding to it's 1st run in 1954 |
| 1967 American LaFrance |
| 1967 American LaFrance at a fire |
| 1974 Seagrave |
| 1974 Seagrave refurbished & sent to Truck # 3 |
| 1971 Seagrave |
| 1995 Simmon/Duplex Currently in use |
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