Established in early 1900 with Dept @ 105 E. Pine.
Equipment - Hose cart and hand pumper.
1914 - Traded hose cart in for a 1914 500 GPM ALF pumper.
1915 - Motion passed at Village Council to make FD a part of City Government.
1915 - Ordinance 80 passed by Village council making FD a City Dept.
1918 - Second pumper purchased form ALF Co. for $6450.00.
1923 - P.A. Hughes elected For Chief by volunteer Firemen present. Served as Chief until 1925.
1925 - CG sage elected Chief. Jack Noyes Asst Chief, GC Morgan
Station Captain at duties to stay @ FD, maintain equipment,
drive fire truck to fires-salary $125/ mo.
1930 - DFD hosted NM Firemen's Association Convention in Deming.
1931 - Henry Raithel elected Chief, otherwise officers remained the same.
1934 - WM Allbee elected Chief, otherwise same.
1937 - Purchased 500 single jacket UL approved fire hose @ $.60/ft.
1938 - S.M. calkins elected Chief, Jack Noyes reelected, George Morgan elected.
station Captain replacing G.C. Morgan
1939 - FD move to 109 E Pine St.
1942 - President, Treasurer and Secretary All reelected.
1946 - Chief Calking resigned.
1946 - Reorganization of FD.
New Chief to receive $50/mo salary.
Recommendation for trained fire Chief.
Danny Simonds elected Chief.
1946 - Purchase of 3rd ALF pumper-$9,000.00.
1957 - FD moved to present location, 309 S Gold.
Triple combination Mack purchased for $18,000.
1961 - Fred Rossiter hired to replace an ill Captain Williams as a full time firefighter.
1961 - Albert Scott hired and work week cut to 56 hr/wk.
1962 - Established file system, reporting system, training program order
of Class A pumper to replace 1946 ALF.
1963 - Officer training program established.
Seagrave triple combination pumper delivered.
Began in service testing of hose and pumper.
Agreement at Luna Co. for fire protection.
1964 - Hydrant records and color coding began.
1965 - 1st Fire Prevention Officer, year round fire prevention program established.
1966 - Attained class 6 ranking from Mountain states Inspection Bureau.
1967 - Fred Rossiter appointed Chief.
1968 - Ordered triple combination pumper for use in County. Water system attained a Class 4 rating, considered one of the best in the state.