Tri-Township Fire Department
QUINCY — The Tri-Township Fire Department (TTFD) officially dedicated its Tri-Township Ladder #1 in honor of its first Fire Chief, Edward Hagerbaumer. In June 1957, Hagerbaumer was appointed as TTFD’s first chief, a move that was significant to the growth of the department and established a precedent for future firefighters to follow. “With respect to…
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QUINCY — The Tri-Township Fire Protection District held a ceremony Tuesday to put its first ladder truck into service. Tom Bentley, chief of the department, says the ladder truck not only will be beneficial to Tri-Township but to surrounding fire departments as well. “I’ve had other firefighters ask me, ‘Why in the world do you…
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QUINCY — The Tri-Township Fire Department’s rescue boat and dive team were deployed Tuesday morning to retrieve a vehicle from the Mississippi River. At 7:09 a.m., Quincy police officers received a report of a vehicle in the river near South Side Boat Club, 640 S. Front. When first responders arrived on the scene, the vehicle…
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