L-HM12-Iola Firehouse Historical Marker
Iola Firehouse Historical Marker
Marker location: State Street next to Village Hall – Erected: Memorial Day, May 28, 2007
Iola’s Firefighting Heritage
The Iola Village Board at its September and October, 1892, meetings appointed and adopted a fire protection resolution committee report. At its subsequent Nov. 4 meeting it paid a $22.62 bill for the purchase of ladders; at its Feb. 4, 1893, meeting it paid another bill of $6.75 for the purchase of two dozen buckets. Thus, the Iola Fire Department was born as an informal ladder and bucket brigade. Learn more by visiting Iola!
