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Firefighting in Hopkinsville (Images of America: Kentucky)

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Organized in 1832, the Hopkinsville Union Fire Company represented the first try to provide fire protection for the town of Hopkinsville, which had 1,260 residents at the moment. Succeeding volunteer groups (known as runners) were created through the rest of the 19th century. By 1900, a paid, professional fire department had been established with the firemen and equipment housed within the old town market house on the intersection of Fifth and Main Streets. Five years later, the City of Hopkinsville completed the brand new Central Fire Station situated on East Ninth Street between Liberty and Clay Streets. In October 1924, the destruction of this building by fire generated widespread comment. A new station was once built inside the original walls of the burned building. This facility served as the Hopkinsville Fire Station until the department moved to the brand new Main Station on West First Street in May 1964.

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