Lehi City Fire Department

When  the curfew bell rang (installed in the belfry of city hall in 1887) to  signal a fire, the 800lb engine was first pulled by sheer man power to  the emergency scene, and later on by horses. Often able bodied citizens  would assist the firefighters in operating the hand pump, which was very  welcome as it quickly wore the firemen out. ump and hose cart next to  City hall and on 100 west. 

When the  curfew bell rang (installed in the belfry of city hall in 1887) to  signal a fire, the 800lb engine was first pulled by sheer man power to  the emergency scene, and later on by horses. Often able bodied citizens  would assist the firefighters in operating the hand pump, which was very  welcome as it quickly wore the firemen out. 

Some  time after 1915 when a new Fire Chief took over, the old curfew bell  was replaced by an electric gong as the city’s fire alarm. It was  operated from the Mountain Bell Telephone office at 46 W. Main street.  When the call came in, the operator could not only sound the alarm, but  also tell in-calling firemen the exact location of the emergency.  The  system was deemed unsatisfactory however, and the curfew bell continued  to be used.

Under Fire Chief Royle, the city obtained their first motorized fire engine in 1916 at a cost of $2500.

You can see the old hand pump in the left of the picture, and the new motor engine shown off by the firemen.