Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 13: Police, Fire, Training Aids, Band, Weather Squadron, Recreation, Prisoner of War Camp, Nike, Camp Wolters Enterprise, Parks Page: 45 of 212
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FORT WOLTERS FIRE DEPARTMENT
In the U. S. Army Primary Helicopter Center, Table of Organization, the fire department
activities were under the control of the Director of Facilities Engineer as a line item Fire
Prevention and Protection. Their fire control office was located in building 207.
Their Table of Organization consisted of a fire chief, three assistant fire chiefs, a fire
inspector and 14 firemen, two pumper fire trucks, a grass and forest fire truck and miscellaneous
fire fighting and prevention equipment.
During the 1941-1946 when Camp Wolters was the Army Infantry Replacement Training
Center, the Camp had three fire stations and crews for protection. When Camp Wolters was
transferred from the Air Force in 1956, for Army primary helicopter training, only two fire
stations and crews were authorized in which four mobile fire fighting units were housed. Station
number one had a hose drying tower which was also used by the Mineral Wells Fire Department
to dry their water hoses.
Their mission was to provide structural and ground fire protection to all of the Fort
Wolters and Wolters Village. During the dry summer months, the fire crews got some fire
fighting experience from grass fires from careless thrown cigarettes. Small range fires that
irrupted out in the helicopter training area was handled by Southern Airways of Texas, Inc.
personnel and equipment.
To keep the post low on losses due to fires, Chief Holaman supervised the inspection of
all the building on post on regular schedules. The post was recognized every year by Fourth or
Fifth Army headquarters for its ability to maintain the lowest rate due to structural fire losses
under their command.
The personnel operated on a schedule of 24 hour on and 24 hours off basis with the average
fireman putting in a 72 hour week. Fireman were on call 24 hours a day and worked on a straight
salary basis-
no-time-and -a-half or double-time for overtime. While on duty, the firefighter
spent his 24 hours, unless his duty required his presence elsewhere, within the confines of the
firehouse. The fire station was equipped with living quarters and cooking facilities. They
performed their own housekeeping chores.
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Casper, Willie H., Jr. Pictorial History of Fort Wolters, Volume 13: Police, Fire, Training Aids, Band, Weather Squadron, Recreation, Prisoner of War Camp, Nike, Camp Wolters Enterprise, Parks, book, Date Unknown; (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth25111/m1/45/: accessed April 28, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Boyce Ditto Public Library.