First Fire Chief Memorial
by Cynthia Guinn
Title
First Fire Chief Memorial
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Cynthia Guinn
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In the year 1882 Fire Captain James D. McNeill was elected the City’s first Fire Chief. During Chief McNeill’s tenure as Chief, the Fayetteville Fire Department experienced many changes. The department reorganized into a more manageable organization that included building actual fire stations and acquiring more fire apparatus.In 1884, the department received delivery of a new Silsby Steamer along with 1,500 feet of new fire hose. In 1903, Chief McNeill stepped down as Fire Chief. His time with the department included 40 years of service, 20 years serving as Fire Chief. At the end of his tenure, the department had blossomed. The membership was approximately 30 volunteers including the Chief.
The James Dobbin McNeill marker is a large block of rough, unfinished granite with a high serpentine shaped top. Mounted on the serpentine’s peak is a small bronze spread winged eagle sculpture. On the front directly beneath the eagle is a bronze medallion with five crossed bugles in relief. Carved into the stone around the medallion are depictions of two fire axes, a pike and ladder. The largest of three bronze plaques is attached to the center of the granite block. It contains a bas-relief depiction of McNeill above the inscription. Bracketing this plaque are two fire hydrants with curved hoses carved from the stone in relief. The hose of each forms a circle in which the two smaller plaques appear. Inset into the stone at the end of each hose is a bronze fire hose nozzle. Fayetteville, North Carolina USA.
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