Porter Volunteer Fire Department                                                                                                                                                        10/29/2006

Porter Fire Department  |  550 W. Beam St. Porter, IN 46304  |  (219) 926-1226  |  Fax: (219) 929-5386

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Porter Fire History

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Porter Fire Department was organized November 4, 1908.  Until 1991, it was located at 303 Franklin Street.  Today, the department is located in a new building (with the public works department) at 550 Beam Street. 

 

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The History Of Porter Fire Chiefs

Gust Carlson  |   1908-1910
George Batterger  |   1910-1915
Alex McCorkel  |   1915-1921
F.H. Czizek  |   1921-1925
John Groff  |   1925-1928
Gust Sulmander  |   1928-1938
Arthur Hokanson  |   1938-1956
Henning Hokanson  |   1956-1958
Walter Wesley  |   1958-1959
Carl Randler  |   1959-1975
Edwin Pratt  |   1975-1979
Raymond Wesley  |   1979-1991
Lewis T. Craig  |   1991-Present

 

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