Boston Protective Department
| Agency overview | |
|---|---|
| Established | 1859 |
| Dissolved | 1959 |
| Employees | 61 (circa 1911) |
| Facilities and equipment | |
| Stations | 3 |
| Trucks | 3 |
The Boston Protective Department was a salvage corps created by insurance companies in Boston, Massachusetts. The department was first organized in 1859[1] and granted a charter by the Massachusetts legislature in 1874. The department disbanded in 1959. Like many salvage corps, the employees were not employed by the city.[2]
During the department's heyday, it had 3 stations, usually old firehouses.[2] In 1911, the department had 61 employees, which consisted of a superintendent, three captains, six lieutenants, 33 permanent men and 18 auxiliaries.[1]
Stations[]
- Protective #1 - 124-126 Broad Street - Downtown[3]
- Protective #2 - 4 Appleton Street - South End[4]
- Protective #3 - 161 Roxbury Street - Roxbury[5]
References[]
- ^ a b "PROTECT PROPERTY AT FIRES" (PDF). Boston Daily Globe. ProQuest Historical Newspapers Boston Globe (1872 - 1927). 11 October 1911. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ a b "Boston Protective Department". Bostonfirehistory.org. Boston Fire Historical Society. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Photos of BPD #1 members, stations, apparatus". Bostonfirehistory.org. Boston Fire Historical Society. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Photos of BPD #2 members, stations, apparatus". Bostonfirehistory.org. Boston Fire Historical Society. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
- ^ "Photos of BPD #3 members, stations, apparatus". Bostonfirehistory.org. Boston Fire Historical Society. Retrieved 19 November 2020.
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