From Phil Stenholm:
Another installment about the History of the Evanston Fire Department
GOLF, ANYONE?
Even though budget cuts prevented Evanston Fire Department from fully modernizing as recommended by the NBFU in 1935, the department was still highly respected in the 1930s. So much so that the affluent Village of Golf—a small, wealthy enclave next to the Glen View Club on the north side of Golf Road, west of Harms Woods—contracted Evanston for fire protection starting in 1937.
Under the agreement, Evanston committed to sending one engine company (typically Engine Co. 3), one truck company (usually Truck Co. 2), and a chief officer whenever they received a fire alarm from Golf. Additional units would be dispatched if necessary.
The Village of Golf paid Evanston a fixed annual fee, regardless of how often or the severity of fires. This arrangement continued until the Glenview Rural Fire Department (later the Glenbrook Fire Protection District) formed after WWII.
At the time, the neighboring suburban fire departments—Morton Grove and Glenview—were mostly volunteer with limited equipment. Even though they were five miles away with an average response time of 12-15 minutes depending on traffic and weather, Evanston's professional crews and modern equipment made them the best option for Golf.
Similarly, Evanston had been contracted by the Village of Niles Center (later Skokie) since the 1920s to cover College Hill, an isolated area in the northeast corner of Niles Center. College Hill residents wanted their kids to attend Evanston Township schools, so they joined Evanston's school districts.
Though Evanston had plans to annex the area in the 1920s, Niles Center beat them to it. The area remained sparsely populated until after WWII due to the Great Depression and the war. By 1927, when Fire Station #4 opened, three of Evanston's four stations were closer to College Hill than Niles Center's station on Floral Avenue.
Niles Center's population and commerce were still centered around Oakton and Lincoln in the 1930s. Their high school even opened in 1938 at 7700 Lincoln to be near students.
Evanston responded to alarms in College Hill until January 1949 when Skokie opened its east-side station and took over coverage.
Another nearby department under contract was Winnetka, which covered Kenilworth, Northfield, and unincorporated areas between Winnetka and Wilmette.
Here's a quick look at some frontline apparatus for these departments around 1937:
Wilmette:
1915 American LaFrance Type 75 750-GPM Tower Ladder Pump
1923 American LaFrance Type 67 city service truck
Winnetka:
1919 American LaFrance Type 75 750-GPM Tower Ladder Pump
1926 American LaFrance Type 14 quad
Niles Center (Skokie):
1926 Ahrens-Fox 1000-GPM Tower Ladder Pump
1937 Pirsch Junior 750-GPM / 60-foot aerial quad
Glenview:
1924 American LaFrance Type 75 750-GPM Tower Ladder Pump
Niles:
1936 Pirsch 750-GPM Tower Ladder Pump
It's fascinating to see how these smaller communities relied on larger, more professional departments like Evanston to ensure adequate fire protection before they could build up their own capabilities.
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