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Phoenix Fire Department celebrates 140th anniversary

The Phoenix Fire Department was formally established on Aug. 17, 1886, with 25 volunteer members on the first fire engine.

(Courtesy Phoenix Fire Department)

Officials from the Phoenix Fire Department and the city joined at Fire Station 8 at 1025 E. Polk St. on Tuesday to mark the department's 140th anniversary.

(Courtesy Phoenix Fire Department)

The Phoenix Fire Department celebrated its 140th anniversary this week.

Officials from the department and the city joined at Fire Station 8 at 1025 E. Polk St. on Tuesday to mark the occasion. The station is among the oldest in the city, built in 1942.

The department was formally established on Aug. 17, 1886, with 25 volunteer members on the first fire engine.

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