Historical Photos of Swampscott, Police and Fire

Swampscott Fire Department 1909. Front Row L to R Jim Tibbitts, John Thomas, Louis Pichard, Lee Stover, Fredrick Littlefield. Rear row Alfred Fraizer, Samuel Hooper, John Doherty.
Pump and Crew who worked 18 hours at the Great Salem Fire, 1914

 

Horse drawn fire apparatus.
Steamer #1 after fighting a fire on December 16 1906.

 

Swampscott Fire Department, date unknown

 

Combination A. L to R Chief James Warnock, Dep Ch Claire Kendrick. Far Right Jefferson Grant Owens. First auto apparatus in the Swampscott Fire Department. August 1911.

 

Early Fire Department vehicle.

 

Three Fire Department vehicles at the New Ocean St. Fire Station.

 

The newly disorganized Fire Department Band, July 4th 1932.
Aleppo car with Fire Fighter Ed Snow
Fireman working on toys
Engine 3, woods fire rest
Laddder 1 drills at New Ocean St 1940’s
Lifting the train wreckage February 28, 1956

 

 

Swampscott Police 1926

 

Swampscott Police Department 1903

 

Charles Connell and Richard Gilley May 1913

Police vehicle with two officers

 

Earl Gallop on motorcycle

 

Officer chatting with shopkeeper

 

Parade June 1964 Swampscott Police Department

 

Officer Pedrick with children on a snowy park bench
Captain Costin
Officers Gordon Kelley and Mark Haywood