Center Street, Anaheim 1887
Sophie the hose cart -1895- pulled by volunteers
Anaheim's first Fire Chief Fred Rimpau Chief of the newly organized Confederate Fire Company No 1 in 1883
CENTER STREET , 1890'S , LOOKING WEST , LATER RENAMED TO LINCOLN AVE.
RUDY FOSSEK - A.F.D. ENGINEER FRED FOSSEK'S GREAT GRANDFATHER
RUDY FOSSEK - A.F.D. ENGINEER FRED FOSSEK'S GREAT GRANDFATHER CAME TO ANAHEIM IN 1888 AND OBTAINED A CONTRACT TO SPRAY THE DUSTY STREETS OF ANAHEIM WITH WATER FROM HIS 700 GALLON WATER TANK.
Sophie Sorensen
THE HAND DRAWN FIRE TRUCK WAS NAMED SOPHIE , AS SHE RODE ON IT IN THE 1878 ANAHEIM FOURTH OF JULY PARADE , HER FATHER DANIEL JUSTEN SORENSEN WAS ANAHEIM'S FIRE CHIEF ,1877 - 1878
THE HAND DRAWN FIRE TRUCK WAS NAMED SOPHIE
Picture of Restored Cart
Sohpie Hose cart story