Finding aid for the Cleveland, Ohio, Fire Department, Engine Company No. 5 Records
Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: Cleveland, Ohio, Fire Department, Engine Company No. 5
Title: Cleveland, Ohio, Fire Department, Engine Company No. 5 Records
Dates: 1885-1886
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Engine Company No. 5 was fire station located in the St. Clair-Superior area of Cleveland, Ohio. The collection consists of a journal containing daily roll call and monthly reports, and accounts of fires with details of the extent of damage.
MS Number MS 3378
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Cleveland, Ohio, Fire Department, Engine Company No. 5 Records, 1885-1886, consist of a journal containing daily roll call and monthly reports, and accounts of fires with details of the extent of damage.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of Cleveland, Ohio, in the 1880s and the activities of one of its east side fire stations.

Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and consists of one volume.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Related Material

The researcher should also consult MS 4461 Cleveland, Ohio, Fire Department, Engine Company No. 13 Journal; MS 5267 Cleveland, Ohio, Fire Department, Hook and Ladder Company No. 9 Records; and MS 5295 Cleveland, Ohio, Fire Department, Engine Company No. 20 Records.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Cleveland (Ohio) -- Fires and fire prevention.
Cleveland (Ohio). Dept. of Fire. Engine Company No. 5.
Fire extinction -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Fire stations -- Ohio -- Cleveland.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3378 Cleveland, Ohio, Fire Department, Engine Company No. 5 Records, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Edmund W. Geiger in 1969.