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Three of Tuscaloosa's first career firefighters with child on black goat in the fire house on the 2100 block of Seventh Street. The rented building was the last fire house to house horses. The black goat was the Tuscaloosa Fire Department's mascot.

A gathering of Tuscaloosa Police officers.

Tuscaloosa firefighters are shown in 1915 with the city's first pumper - a 1914 LaFrance Model 12. A firefighter is wearing a white shirt and a bow tie at a house fire. The new pumper had solid rubber tires, a spot light, lanterns and bell mounted on…

The firefighters from the Old No. 2 Fire Station in Tuscaloosa had 100 percent participation in the United Fund Drive in 1955. The No. 2 Station was located on 10th Street (now Paul W. Bryant Drive) near Bryant Denny Stadium. Left are three United…

Tuscaloosa Fire Department with their trucks

The fire department was located on 7th Street between 23rd Avenue and 24th Avenue facing north. The building was constructed by Judge Henry B. Foster around 1916. The city rented the building from Judge Foster.

The fire department had 12 career…

Fire Department officers in front of Fire Station No. 1 located at 2518 Seventh Street.

Shown from left to right: Commissioner John Pearson, Chief E. L. "Pete" Mathews, Assistant Chief R. Carter Tinsley, Captain Frank Foster, Preston Mathews, T.…

The hose cart was an early fire fighting apparatus that was first pulled by hand, then by mules. It supplemented the bucket brigade squads. It was a hand-operated mechanical pumping device mounted on a wagon; the ensemble, was called "Empress."…

Photograph of Tuscaloosa Fire Department equipment and firemen in 1964.

Tuscaloosa Fire Station No. 1 was on 7th Street. The city rented this building, but later, the fire station was moved two blocks west on 7th street to a permanent location.