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Louisville's first fire brigades were established in 1780, two years after the city's creation. The first firehouses were volunteer fire departments scattered throughout the city, but on June 1, 1858, the city of Louisville took control, and replaced the hand engines with five steam engines and volunteers with paid staff.
The Louisville Division of Fire, commonly known as the Louisville Fire Department or Louisville Fire & Rescue (abbreviated LFD or LFR), is the sole fire suppression agency for the city of Louisville, Kentucky and is one of eight fire departments within the Louisville-Jefferson County, Kentucky metropolitan area. The Louisville Division of Fire ...
The Sinking Fund Building, also known as Firehouse No. 2, is an historic building in downtown Louisville, Kentucky.Located on Jefferson Street between Louisville Metro Police Headquarters and the Louisville City Hall Annex building, it is part of the municipal office complex that comprises several neighboring blocks and originally housed the Louisville Division of Fire.
The Jefferson County Fire Service (abbreviated as JCFS and known locally as "County Fire" or "Suburban Fire") is an organization that coordinates the independent fire protection districts in Jefferson County, Kentucky. The JCFS was formed for the purpose of mutual aid, dispatch, training, and local standardization.
Franklin Roosevelt visits Louisville -- looking east on Walnut (now Muhammad Ali), October 22, 1932. The 1939 world premiere of ``One Million B.C.,'' staring Victor Mature of Louisville, at Loew's ...
View of Main Street, Louisville, in 1846. The history of Louisville, Kentucky spans nearly two-and-a-half centuries since its founding in the late 18th century. The geology of the Ohio River, with but a single series of rapids midway in its length from the confluence of the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers to its union with the Mississippi, made it inevitable that a town would grow on the site.
Louisville Council honored the emergency responders and bystanders who saved the life of a 77-year-old man having a heart issue on Nov. 24.
The Steam Engine Company No. 7 building is a historic firehouse located in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.The two-story, brick structure was built in 1871. It is an excellent example of the application of Victorian design principles to a utilitarian public building, and is stylistically related to contemporary buildings in the Limerick neighborhood.