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September 08, 2010

The Early Days of EFD

Our department was formed in 1921 when the city of Eastpointe was known as the Village of Halfway. It was called Halfway because the area was roughly located 'halfway' between downtown Detroit and Mt. Clemens. A group of village business and homeowners called the Crescentwood Improvement Association purchased two chemical hosecarts that were stored in various locations in the village. In the early days, those carts were taken to a fire by the villagers and many assisted the early volunteer department. Later in 1921 the same group purchased the 1921 Model T firetruck. Lorenz Rein, the first fire chief was appointed in 1921 and the Halfway Volunteer fire department began its existence. The first firefighters were Cyril Derdaele, Jess Hamner, Ray Woodcock, William Tuckey, Frank Schuster, Gottfried Eschmann, August Zado, Richard Paetsch & Fred Rader.

The following information is available:

The First Hosecart (Updated: Dec 08, 2008 20:39:00)

1921 Thru 1926 (Updated: Dec 04, 2008 16:56:00)

The 1921 Model T (Posted: Dec 04, 2008 16:57:08)

The First Station (Posted: Dec 04, 2008 17:02:15)

The 1927 American LaFrance Pumper (Posted: Dec 04, 2008 17:07:10)

Several Blazes in Halfway (Posted: Dec 04, 2008 17:12:27)

The Model T in action (Updated: Dec 04, 2008 17:35:00)

Airplane Crash in East Detroit 1941 (Posted: Dec 04, 2008 17:26:07)

Model T in Retirement (Posted: Dec 04, 2008 17:36:42)

Model T Restoration Project 2003-2008 (Posted: Dec 04, 2008 17:40:04)

America's Thanksgiving Day Parade (Posted: Dec 04, 2008 17:51:58)