ON SATURDAY WE REPORTED (HERE) ON THE car that crashed through the bay door of the Rothesay, New Brunswick, fire station and came to rest wedged between an engine and a pillar.

This morning Chief Larry Greer sent us an update of the poor man who suffered the medical emergency and he included some more information about their 1924 chemical wagon that we pictured.

Chief Greer writes:

A quick update on the gentleman who visited our station rather abruptly last week; he had an operation and is now up and walking. The accident actually caused him no serious harm, the operation was a result of a medical condition that caused the accident. I have attached a picture of the vehicle as it came to rest in the station.

As for our 1924 ‘T’, it is a replica of the first fire apparatus in Rothesay. We built it as a bi-centennial project in 1984 with several parts from the original apparatus. Many other parts were located across Canada and the U.S. It took 11 months to build and was first proudly operated by Fire Chief Geoff Sayre to commemorate our first annual parade & fire muster in Rothesay. The original came from Woodstock Ontario by rail in 1924. This excerpt is from the Rothesay Living Museum web-site:

“Rothesay was incorporated as a village in 1921 with Mr. John E. Sayre, the first chairman.
Mr.Sayre and Mr. Fred Crosby bought a 1924 Model T Fire Truck and this original first fire truck was brought out from Saint John and put in the Crosby’s garage. That very night, Mr. Sayre’s house caught on fire. At first, everyone thought it must be a practical joke, but it was not a practical joke and the truck was put to use successfully.”

C. Larry Greer
Fire Chief
Kennebecasis Valley Fire Dept. Inc.

Thank you, Chief Greer.  You can visit their website HERE.

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