History of the Washington Township Fire Department
Point Place Volunteer Fire Department
Organized: 1923
Disbanded: 1937
Station Location: Summit & 114th St. (Former Toledo Fire Division Station 24, now Flag Sales & Repairs)
Information: 1923 -- The first Point Place fire truck was put into operation on May 7. The station was located on the corner of Summit & 114th street where the flag shop is now located. The Volunteer fire department was started because of the passage of an ordinance by the Toledo council in which it was decided the city would charge so much per hour for all trips to Point Place. There was $5000 invested in equipment and 27 volunteer firemen working without pay covering territory about 17 miles by 6 miles. The report of a fire was given by telephone to the operator at the Edgewater exchange who relayed them to someone who sounded a siren at the fire station. Chief Baertschi was always on the job. If any volunteer fireman failed to attend a fire and had no good excuse, he was fined $1 or had to wash the boots and coats of other firemen. Money for upkeep was from proceeds of the Firemen’s Ball held at Point Place School. Note: This information is from the Point Place History website.
The Point Place VFD was disbanded in 1937 following the annexation of Point Place by the City of Toledo. The Shoreland VFD was founded that same year to cover Washington Township east of the Dixie highway.
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