Any Whitehaven Fire Department veterans with photos please email them to me and I will post them on this page.  I will also input any historical information that you might have.

Whitehaven Tennessee ceased to exist in the late sixties when the city of Mempis annexed the area.  All assets of the Whitehaven Fire Department were absorbed by the Memphis Fire Department.  Many of the full time fire department employees went to work for the city.  I have many fond memories of working with this small department many of my co-workers were like family members.  The Chief was Johnny Wallace and the Deputy Chief was E. C. Yarbro.  While I was working there I was also living there and  responded to literally hundreds of calls.

NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS
THANKS TO HARVEY HERRING

December 23, 1964 - Image on the left - Newspaper Caption - Growing as a first step towards keeping its class 5 fire insurance rating the Whitehaven fire department has doubled the manpower at its station at 819 Raines Rd. to eight-men and more than doubled the square footage of the station. Whitehaven also plans to add another station in the near future giving the community.

Pvt. Donald Worsham, peacfully
asleep - at least for now

<< Roy Prichard, C.R. Jernigan, and Robert Wright polish one of tge 13 pieces of fire equipment.

 << Deputy Chief E. C. Yarbro conducts a WUD fire department class while C. R. Jernigan, Billy Wakefield, Merlin Harris and Roy Prichard take notes.  All WUD firemen are required to g=have a minimum of one hour of classwork and instruction each day.  Fire fighting is a highly technical profession and special studing is necessary to keep abreast of the rapidly changing methods and technology. 

The WUD Fire Department provides a community service by administering emergency first aid.  C. R. Jernigan and Robert Wright Jr. install a sign in front of Fire Department Headquarters at 1253 Holmes Road.

Pvt. Donald Worsham Billy Wakefield and another scrubbing dirty hoses before they are placed in the tower to dry.

This page last modified on Sunday, December 02, 2012