Engine Company No. 27, Front View
This file appears in: Engine Company No. 27: Engine Company No. 27 promoted Black firefighters as the second all-Black unit in DC.
This file appears in: Engine Company No. 27: Engine Company No. 27 promoted Black firefighters as the second all-Black unit in DC.
Engine Company No. 27: Engine Company No. 27 promoted Black firefighters as the second all-Black unit in DC.
Built in 1908 in Deanwood, the construction of Engine Company No. 27 served to most likely protect the railroad, as there were few residential buildings nearby. Up until 1914, Chemical Company No. 1…