The
Beulaville Fire Department was organized in 1954. The first Fire Chief was
Andrew Jackson. The first truck, an American Lafrance, was purchased in 1954.
In 1956, a Rural Truck was built using a Ford Chassie with a 1,000 Gallon
tank on it. The first firemen did not have the pleasure of having turnout
gear, instead they responded in their regular clothes. The first hose the
Fire Dept. had was a 2 &1/2 " hose. The firemen hooked this
hose to the fire hydrants to fight fires with. The first big fire that the
Beulaville Fire Dept. dealt with occurred at the tire shop that used to be
at Main St. and Wilson Ave. The first method of alarm used then was that someone
would go to the Beulaville Town Hal,l and push the alarm button and wait for
somone to respond. After responders would show up, the person would
then tell them where the fire was. Modern technology has now taken the place
of the push button. In 1964, a Ford 1,000 gal Fire Truck was purchased
from C.W. Williams in Rocky Mt. NC for the price of $6500.00. A $ 25.00
fee was charged to all out of town fires to help pay for the truck.
The
response area for Beulaville Fire used to be Hargetts Cross Rd's, Pink Hill,
Chinquapin, Lyman, Potters Hill, Fountaintown, Kenansville and all the way
down Hwy. 24 to the Onslow Co line. However, the area of coverage
has since changed. In 1954, there were 23 members on the roster, thus
changing to 40 plus now. In 1972, the Beulaville EMS service was started,
and in 1978 a new Fire Dept was constructed. The 1954 member roster was
as follows: Chief Andrew Jackson, Asst. Chief Cecil A. Miller, Frank
Thomas, Herman Gore, Thomas Kennedy, Lloyd Rhodes, Charles Sandlin, I.J.
Sandlin Jr, Horace S. Brinson, Rolin Thomas, George C. Lanier, Walter Goodman,
Ransom Smith, John Thomas, Leland Grady,York Lanier, Herman Smith, Winfred
Miller,Perry Williams, Carlton Craft, Clinton Campbell, Richard Mcdowell,
and Sidney Blizzard.
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Current Member Listing
The Beulaville Fire Chief is Joey Carter. He has been the Chief
of the Beulaville Fire Dept. since 1990. Other current members of
the Beulaville Fire Dept. include Asst. Chief Jerry Simmons, Captain
Ronnie Bostic, Captain Greg Brown, EMS Captain Ada Brown, Lt. Rudy Kennedy,
Lt. Don Brown, Main Alvin Dunn, and Main Mickey Jones. The current President
is John Simmons, Vice President Doug Brown, Secretary Martha Bratcher,
Treasurer Gilda Thigpen, Board F.H. Danley, Board Jeff Thigpen, and Board
Vera Carter. Other Members listed on the roster are as follows: Jarrett
Brown, Gene Carter, Marshall Carter, Avery Edwards, Robert Houston, Gary
Kelley, Angie Kennedy, Fred Makatura, Anthony Miller, Joe Newburn, Stuart
Quinn, Shane Rhodes, Shermin Sandlin, Chris Singleton, Jeremy Street,
Byron Thomas, Jimmy Thomas, Kristy Wagner, Roger Whaley, Randy Williams,Conary
Batts, Jessie R Bostic, Douglas Brown, Dean Eubanks, Matthew S Makakatura,
Cecil A. Miller, James W Thomas, Perry Williams, and Randall K WIlliams.
Town
of Beulaville, NC
