The Shively Fire Department began providing fire protection as the St. Helen’s Volunteer Fire Department. It became the City of Shively’s Fire Department in 1938, when the city was incorporated. For more history, click here.

The Jeffersontown Fire Department was established in 1919, this photo dates from 1926. For more information on the fire department’s history, click here. Check out their Facebook page here.

The St. Matthews Fire Department was established in 1919. For more history, click here.

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The Pleasure Ridge Park Fire Protection District was formed in 1950. Over time, it has absorbed several smaller fire departments in Southwest Louisville, including Lake Dreamland, Dixie Suburban and South Dixie. For more history, click here.

Anchorage Fire Department

Apparatus and crew from 1965