CFD Engine Company #4 - Retired

07/08/2018

01/05/2017

Winter in Mainstrasse!

12/20/2016

Our neighbor found and shared the below video with us showing Fire Horses in 1903 being harnessed and deployed. Very cool!

12/17/2016

At our recent CFD Open House, Retired Lieutenant Jerry Kirby, who served at Co. 4, entrusted us with a bunch of his old equipment. This gift included his turnout gear, an O2 mask in the box that was actually on Pumper 4, a bunch of documentation and inspection reports, various patches (which I just put into a shadow box today) and his amazing helmet onto which he himself installed a copper eagle's head. Such awesome additions to maintain the great history of this building. They will definitely find places of distinction here. Thank you, Jerry Kirby!

11/30/2016

This morning, as I let the dogs out, I found this plaque sitting atop our mailbox in the backyard. It's as if our mailbox is becoming a gift repository for Engine Co. 4 memorabilia. While I was just inside the door, I distinctly heard "Billy" talking to the pups but he very quickly moved on - not the norm. I kind of wonder if he left it as a thank you for giving him a beer and hanging out with him on Saturday. I'll have to ask him. The sketch is a Caroline Williams piece, a notable Cincinnati artist pictured in 1944. I remember talking to Mark Kohlhas - the gentleman who rehabbed the firehouse - and him noting that she had done a sketch of Co. 4. The sketch shows St. Aloysius's steeple in the background so is from before the 1985 St. Aloysius fire which burned the church to the ground.

The text on the plaque reads:

"In 1888, the horse was the recognized symbol of a fire department. That year, the small firehouse on the corner of Main and Emma Streets in Covington was built with horses' heads standing out prominently above the doorway. The ornate building remains part of the quiet neighborhood, where the tower of St. Aloysius Church rises in the background. - Sketch by Caroline Williams."

Pretty cool start to our Wednesday.

11/15/2016

We are super excited that CFD Engine Company #4 - Retired made the cut for this innovative and introspective look at Covington's history!

http://www.rcov.org/lookherecov/

10/13/2016

Come out to Braxton Brewing Company on Friday, Nov. 11th to honor and celebrate Covington's local Firefighter Veterans. There will be a tapping of a limited release Irish Red Ale, as well as, cool merchandise and music. Sponsored by Covington Professional Firefighters Local 38 and the Covington Firefighter Auxiliary. Come out and celebrate those who have served.

10/08/2016

Unless anyone objects or there is reason not to - December 10th (after Breakfast with Santa), we'll again be having an open house. Pizza, beer and soft drinks (for those on duty). Again, just a simple thank you to those who serve. We'll post more as it gets closer. Be safe! 12/10/2016.

10/07/2016

How cool is this? Retired Covington Fire Department Lieutenant Jerry Kirby contacted me recently. He actually helped to shut down Engine Co. 4 when it was retired from service. He told me he had an old firehose cart, manufactured in 1901, that was used at Ashland Oil and was looking for a suitable home for it. We were absolutely thrilled to receive it today. Even better, we already had a length of firehose and a nozzle that we could use with it. I plan to sand it and give it a fresh coat of paint - though I have to say it looks kind of cool as a rusty antique. Thanks so much to Jerry Kirby for thinking of us and entrusting us with this historic piece of equipment!

07/02/2016

Do any of our Firefighter friends know if this button is off of a uniform? I found it wedged down in a corner between the brick and concrete garage floor.

03/23/2016

Rick Allen, on the left, installed this door 20 years ago and apparently has worked on and installed garage doors for various CFD stations and other Fire Departments, as well. Like I said, just another piece of the puzzle.