Windsor Severance Fire Rescue is dedicated to providing quality emergency services,fire prevention, community involvement, and public education while striving for the highest level of professionalism.
History
On May 12, 1902, the Windsor Fire Department was organized for the protection of the property within the Town of Windsor. The first equipment consisted of a hose cart with 550 feet of 2 1/2" hose, a nozzle, two axes, and four buckets. The fire alarm was a flanged rim from a locomotive engine and was hanging at the corner of Fourth and Main Streets. A hammer with an iron handle and a hole bored through it was chained to the post. In the event of a fire, the rim was pounded with the hammer. The first man at the hose cart started to the fire, joined by others as the lead rope was unwound. The cart had a gong which rang as they traveled to the fire. The gong let the firemen know the location of the cart en route.
In 1914, a chemical cart was added to the equipment. The first motorized apparatus, a 1914 American LaFrance chain-driven truck with equipment, was added in 1916, purchased from the City of Greeley. In 1925, it was replaced with a REO Speedwagon. In 1941, an International Howe Pumper was purchased, which is still fully operational today as a parade and public relations truck.
The Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District was formed in 1950. We added a 1951 Ford Howe Pumper to cover the rural area. The District grew to 110 square miles and covers the towns of Windsor, Severance and Weld and Larimer Counties.
In 1914, a chemical cart was added to the equipment. The first motorized apparatus, a 1914 American LaFrance chain-driven truck with equipment, was added in 1916, purchased from the City of Greeley. In 1925, it was replaced with a REO Speedwagon. In 1941, an International Howe Pumper was purchased, which is still fully operational today as a parade and public relations truck.
The Windsor-Severance Fire Protection District was formed in 1950. We added a 1951 Ford Howe Pumper to cover the rural area. The District grew to 110 square miles and covers the towns of Windsor, Severance and Weld and Larimer Counties.
