Engine One Timeline
· 1922: Larchmont votes to bond up to $10,000 for a new fire apparatus.
· 1923: The apparatus goes into service with the Hose Company.
· 1938: The apparatus is rebuilt and goes into service with the Engine Company.
Engine One in 1941 at Village Hall
· 1947: Engine One is retired and sold to collectors in upstate New York.
· 1950s: Engine One is sold to a Fire Apparatus Museum in Seattle, Washington
· 1970s: Engine One is purchased by Richard Cooper for his personal collection.
· 2002: The volunteer companies of LFD acquire Engine One from the family of Richard Cooper after his death.
· 2007: The companies donate Engine One to the Larchmont Historical Society, which establishes the LHS Fire History Committee to undertake a restoration and to develop a program for ongoing maintenance and display of the engine.
· 2009: Larchmonters generously send the 87-year old engine off to Maine for a well-deserved restoration!
