The Salisbury Fire Department was established on Dec. 8, 1817 and is rich in tradition and history. A fire prevention parade was an annual event in Salisbury from the mid-1950s through the early 1980s. The tradition was revived this year in observance of Salisbury Rowan Fire Prevention Week, with a fire truck parade up Main Street on Saturday, Oct. 5.
The parade included • Salisbury Battalion 1 / Chief 10, W. A. Brown 1914 Antique Truck • Salisbury Quint 2, Ellis Cross Country Engine 481 • Salisbury Rescue 1, W. A. Brown 1920 Antique Truck • Spencer Engine 751Enochville Engine 491 • Salisbury Ladder 1, W. A. Brown 1948 Antique • China Grove Engine 1, 1929 American LaFrance, Salisbury Quint 3 • Spencer Engine 753, W. A. Brown 1949 Antique Truck • Richfield-Misenheimer 395, Rockwell City Ladder 70 • NC Forestry Service, W. A. Brown 1954 Antique Truck • Rockwell Rural Engine 711, Salisbury Quint 4 • W. A. Brown 1954 Antique Dodge M37 Brush Truck • Granite Quarry Engine 572 • Salisbury Squad 1 and WTC Steel Trailer
Photos by Joel Honeycutt for the Salisbury Post