ETOWAH / HORSE SHOE FIRE & RESCUE

50th Anniversary     1964 - 2014
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  • 1959 March - Tragic Clayton Fire on Eade Road
  • March 26, 1963     First Public Meeting to begin the process of organizing a Volunteer Fire Department.  Steering Committee appointed:  Avery Morgan - Chair, Charles Capps, Robert Gilbert, Carmel McCrary, Thomas Monroe, Roy Robertson, Shelby Robinson, Claude Simpson, Charles Sumner
  • 1964     1st year of operations for the Etowah / Horseshoe Volunteer Fire Department.  8 Total Alarms Received, 4 Brush Fires, Southern Railway Train Wreck - on standby.
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"In The Beginning" circa 1964-1970, L to R: Bobby Roberts, Alvin Gilbert, Grady Cox, Bruce Morgan (driver in truck), Jimmy Hawkins (in white gear) - first fire chief.
  • The Headquarters on Hwy 64 / Morgan is pictured below.  Three additional, unmanned stations are located on Hebron Rd, Brevard Rd,  and Brickyard Rd.
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  • Right, photos from EHS Fire Dept historical documents
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Headquarters on Hwy 64 / Morgan Rd, 2014