WEBB, Earl Westbrook
On Friday August 31, 1951 a group of Neck District residents met at the old Hudson schoolhouse for the purpose of forming a fire company and it was at this meeting that Earl W.Webb was nominated and elected as Chief of the Neck District Fire Company . The fire company officialy chartered on September 28, 1951. They had no firehouse, they had no equipment, and they had no money; but, they had a dream. Chief Webb donated land on which to build the future firehouse; and,until a suitable firehouse could be erected, he offered his garage, free of charge, to house the first Neck District fire engine, once one was aquired. On Feburary 5, 1952, Chief Webb and his Assistant Chief were appointed by the company to investigate the matter of firefighting equipment which resulted in the aquisition of 6 buckets, 2 Co2 guns, I Pyrene gun, and a few other necessary articles. On February 28, 1952, Chief Webb was assisting fellow members of the Neck District Fire Company with salvage and overhaul at the scene of a house fire near Cornersville. When he was stricken with a fatal heart attack. Chief Earl Westbrook Webb, Charter Member and the first Chief of Neck District Volunteer Fire Company, was 52 years old and had served 6 months.
Listing Details
House
Neck District Volunteer Fire Company
Age
52
Years of Service
6 months
County
DORCHESTER
