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Realizing the need for additional fire equipment and
personnel on the peninsula, a group of concerned Port Washington citizens formed the
Protection Engine Company in the fall of 1891.
Headquartered on South Washington street with an Annex
building on Channel Drive, Protection operates three Fire Engines ("pumpers")
that are each capable of pumping over 1,250 gallons of water per minute on to a fire.
Each of Protection and Flower Hill's trucks
carry some 3000 feet of hoseline ranging in diameter from 1" ("booster
lines") to 4" ("supply lines"). At the scene of a fire, Protection and
Flower Hill work as a team to provide the necessary agents for fire suppression. Effective
fire suppression comes
about as the result of successful coordination of the various companies operations.
Think you might be interested in joining
Protection Engine Company No. 1? If so, click here
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