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Object Description
Object ID
2010.001.1004
Title
Children wearing fire hats during kiddies demonstration.
Date
18 Sep. 1958.
Description
Richard Nundall and Richard Vanderboom got to sit at the wheel of a fire truck and wear firemen's helmets during a kiddies demonstration put on by the Langley Volunteer Fire Department at Langley Central School.
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fire department
Langley's first fire department began as local neighbourhood "volunteer" fire departments in the 1930s. Previously, Langley residents were responsible for fending off fires close to their own properties. By the 1930s, however, "volunteer" fire departments became a necessity due to the growing population of Langley. Each neighbourhood's "volunteer" fire department enlisted the help of local men to answer emergency calls. Various neighbourhood departments included North West Langley, Murrayville, Brookswood, Fort Langley and Aldergrove. During the late 1950s and early 1960s, Langley's volunteer fire departments partnered with local ratepayers to build new fire halls throughout the Township and purchase fire trucks with attached water hoses. To this day, the Township of Langley employees both paid full-time and volunteer forces.
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Langley Central School
This building was originally Langley High School. It later became Langley Central School, before finally being Langley Central Fundamental School. It burned down in the 1990s.
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