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Horse-drawn fire equipment was on the ground floor with Tuscaloosa Town Hall on the second floor. The building stood facing Greensboro Avenue at the site of the Bama Theatre.

Ed Montgomery was born in Tuscaloosa County, and spent three years with the Navy Seabees in the South Pacific. He attended Perry Business College as he established Montgomery Woodworks and operated it for 42 years. Ed built his first home for sale…

Ernest W. "Rainy" Collins (1911 - 2004) was mayor of Tuscaloosa from 1976-1981., elected from a field of 20 candidates after the death of Mayor C. Snow Hinton in office.

Collins' was unopposed in 1977 and was re-elected for a full term, which was…

Ernest W. "Rainy" Collins (1911 - 2004) was mayor of Tuscaloosa from 1976-1981., elected from a field of 20 candidates after the death of Mayor C. Snow Hinton in office.

Collins' was unopposed in 1977 and was re-elected for a full term, which was…

Tuscaloosa fire fighters demonstrate how to jump from a burning building. The fireman jumping was Leonard Robinson of Tuscaloosa.

In the past, the Tuscaloosa City Commission president, along with the commission board, have issued proclamations to set aside a week for Fire Prevention Week.

The proclamations stressed the importance of preventing fires and in exercising care…

The Tuscaloosa Fire Department 1923 LaFrance pumper in a fire prevention parade on University Boulevard in 1939. Waddell Bailey was a firefighter who had died earlier that year.

In 1939, the Tuscaloosa Fire Department had 18 firefighters and 423…

The 1921 American LaFrance Pumper ready for the fire prevention parade in 1951. Fire Prevention Week was held in the fall to remind residents to "inspect and repair your defective furnace - heaters - flues and pipes before starting fall fires".…

In 1925, the city of Tuscaloosa built a second fire station. The first was located at 2518 Seventh Street. Fire Station No. 2 was built on 10th Street (now Paul W. Bryant Drive) and 14th Avenue and was a bungalow-type station. The station had one…

Firemen show an antiquated piece of fire fighting equipment on parade traveling west on University Boulevard past Walker Motor Company. The event may have been a fire prevention parade.