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Brunswick County Fire & Rescue
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Dolphin Fire Department has three fundraisers per year: a BBQ every March, a Fish Fry every May at Eastwood Food Mart, and a BBQ every October

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HISTORY

The department had its first truck and had answered several calls, now it had to find a home. The members of the Dolphin Community Center donated the land with a 100 year lease to the department to erect a building. The building went up rapidly with a lot of hard work from the members and people in the community.

During 1978, members started working on its second truck, a 1964 Dodge weapons carrier that was purchased from the Ebony Volunteer Fire Department. The truck was equipped with a 500 gallon tank and a 500 gpm Waterous portable pump. During the year, members continued to work hard on building the department by continuing to train and raise money for future growth. -more-

The Dolphin Volunteer Fire Department was officially organized on February 10, 1977. The department started with 21 members. The department’s first truck was purchased from the Alberta Volunteer Fire Department in March of 1977 for $752. “Betsy” was a 1959 Chevrolet with a 1000 gallon water tank and a 500 gpm front mounted pump. When purchased from Alberta, it had an elliptical tank on it, later it was reconstructed by the members with a more modern style fire body. This unit was sold August 7, 1990 to a local farmer.

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