Historic
Firehall No. 1
Courtyard
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La Isla Fiesta
Mural Painting
Lets paint a mural!
Thank you to The Wkndrs for designing and facilitating this mural for the garage!
Photos by: Mike the Producer
Historic
Firehall No 1
History
Built in 1911 to replace Calgary's first Fire Headquarters, which had been erected in 1887, Calgary Fire Hall No. 1 represented advances in fire-fighting characteristic of the pre-war boom in Alberta.
In the cities, fire departments were making the change from primarily volunteer bucket brigades to professionally trained, paid, and mechanized forces. Important figures such as James "Cappy" Smart, Calgary's first full-time fire chief, spanned the whole era of this historical development.
As such, Smart personally participated in the planning of Fire Hall No. 1, and led Calgary's fire fighters from their headquarters there until his retirement in 1933. The station was in continuous use as a fire hall until 1973.
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