| New Orleans Fire Department
In 1829 a
group of men joined to together to fight fires. These volunteers went
under the name of the Firemen's Charitable Association, the (FCA), a
title it was to keep for 62 years. In 1891, when the paid Fire
Department became a reality, the title was officially changed to the New
Orleans Fire Department, (NOFD).
New Orleans Fire Department
http://www.nola.gov/GOVERNMENT/NOFD/
Fireman's Charitable Association Roll Book
| Name |
Company |
Admitted |
Exempt |
Died |
|
Buhler Anton.1 |
Vigilant No. 3 |
23 Feb 1854 |
6 May 1860 |
4 Oct 1874 |
Fireman's Charitable Association Widows and
Orphans Roll Book
| Widow |
No. of Co. |
Residence |
Orphans |
Retired |
Died |
|
Buhler A.2 |
V3 |
Verret bet. Delaronde and Pelican Ave. |
- |
- |
- |
Vigilant Fire Company No. 3
List of Exempt Members who have taken the Oath of
Allegiance
| Description |
Page |
| Cover sheeet signed by
F[ranz] Meyer, Secretary Exempt with the embossed seal of Vigilant
Fire Company No. 3. 3 |
1 |
| List of Exempt members of
Vigilant Fire Company No. 3 indicating those that have taken the Oath of
Allegiance, those who are registered enemies and subjects of foreign
governments.4 |
2 |
Fireman's Charitable Association
Members'
Parole of Honor
| Description |
Page |
| Signatures of active members of
Company No. 7 [or No. 1?] attecting to their Parole of Honor. 5 |
1 |
Notes:
1. Anton Buhler entry,
New Orleans
Louisiana Firemen's Charitable Association
Roll book,
1820’s-1890's, page 28. Filmed by The
Genealogical Society of Utah, 1974, Family History Library, Salt Lake
City, Utah, Film No.: 961712.
[Image scanned 9 Aug 2008 by George L. Buhler Jr., 16034 Glenbrook Knoll
Lane, Houston, Texas, 77095, from a copy in possession of same.]
2. A. Buhler entry, New Orleans Louisiana Firemen's
Charitable Association Widows and Orphans Roll book, page 3. Filmed by The Genealogical
Society of Utah, 1974, Family History Library, Salt Lake City, Utah,
Film No.: 961713.
[Image scanned 9 Aug 2008 by George L. Buhler Jr., 16034 Glenbrook Knoll
Lane, Houston, Texas, 77095, from a copy in possession of same.]
3.
Vigilant Fire Company Number Three, list of exempt members.
Fire Department collection, box 1, folder 8, piece 1.
Louisiana Research Collection, Tulane University, New
Orleans, Louisiana.
4.
Vigilant Fire Company Number Three, list of exempt members.
Fire Department collection, box 1, folder 8, piece 2.
Fire Department collection, Louisiana Research Collection,
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana.
5.
Firemen's Charitable Association list. Fire Department
collection, box 1, folder 9. Louisiana Research Collection,
Tulane University, New Orleans, Louisiana.
From Thomas O'Connor, editor,
History of the Fire Department of New Orleans from the earliest days to
the present time; including the original volunteer department, the Firemen's
Charitable Association, and the paid department down to 1895 (New
Orleans: 1895), 126.
The 1840's-era Vigilant No. 3
fire house at North Galvez Street and Esplanade Avenue.
These three photographs were taken during the demolition in
the 1950's to build a new fire house which stands abandoned
today.
Courtesy of Louisiana Division/City Archives, New Orleans
Public Library.
Photograph by Leon Trice.
Courtesy of Louisiana Division/City Archives, New Orleans
Public Library.
Photograph by Leon Trice.
Courtesy of Louisiana Division/City Archives, New Orleans
Public Library.
Photograph by Leon Trice.
Steam
Fire Engine at the New Orleans
Fire Department Museum and Educational Center.
This steam fire engine was built by the Ahrens Fire Engine
company of Cincinnati, Ohio in 1896 for the City Of New
Orleans.
Photograph taken 4
June 2003 by George L. Buhler courtesy of firefighter Michael Williams.
updated 9 August 2014
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