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Fourth installment of Frank Sheridan's history of fire fighting in Camden, covering the Hook and Ladder and Steam Fire Engine companies organized in 1869, their equipment, 1886 rosters and pay, and the early chiefs of the paid department.
A Philadelphia Inquirer feature of November 7, 1909 recounts Camden's fire companies from the volunteer Perseverance Fire Company of 1810 to the paid department of 1869, and describes its chiefs, equipment and houses.
During the Civil War, Camden purchased its first steam fire apparatus on June 4, 1864 the Independence Fire Company No. 3 purchased an Amoskeag steamer for $3250. This apparatus was a third class, single pump style with serial #92.