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The first fire company of San Bernardino was organized June 26, 1865 at a meeting of citizens at Pine Hotel. Over the summer the company equipped itself with axes, ladders, hooks, buckets, fire bell, and a speaking trumpet.
Photo courtesy of City of San Bernardino Historical and Pioneer Society