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'''B. O. Hargrove''' (born [[February 21]], [[1887]]) served as Chief of the [[Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service|Birmingham Fire Department]] from [[1934]] to [[1937]]. | '''B. O. Hargrove''' (born [[February 21]], [[1887]]) served as Chief of the [[Birmingham Fire & Rescue Service|Birmingham Fire Department]] from [[1934]] to [[1937]]. | ||
Hargrove was born in Morgan County, where he attended public and normal schools. He joined the Birmingham Fire Department on January [[1907]] and was assigned to [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 3|Station No. 3]]. | Hargrove was born in Morgan County, where he attended public and normal schools. He joined the Birmingham Fire Department on [[January 21]], [[1907]] and was assigned to [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 3|Station No. 3]]. On [[November 5]], [[1912]] he was promoted to Captain of [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 7|Station No. 7]], and transferred to the same rank at [[Birmingham Fire Station No. 15|Station No. 15]] on [[May 1]], [[1913]]. He became the department's Second Assistant Chief on [[October 1]], [[1922]], and was promoted to Fire Chief on [[January 15]], [[1934]], succeeding [[Jim Akin]]. In [[1937]] he was relieved by [[Alf Brown]]. | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
* Kuhl, Earl D., editor (1934) "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll8,441 Illustrated Souvenir: Birmingham's $3,000,000 Fire, March 10, 1934]." Birmingham: Birmingham Firemen's Relief Association. - accessed at Birmingham Public Library Archives Digital Collections, February 22, 2007 | * Kuhl, Earl D., editor (1934) "[http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll8,441 Illustrated Souvenir: Birmingham's $3,000,000 Fire, March 10, 1934]." Birmingham: Birmingham Firemen's Relief Association. - accessed at Birmingham Public Library Archives Digital Collections, February 22, 2007 | ||
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Revision as of 17:48, 6 January 2010
B. O. Hargrove (born February 21, 1887) served as Chief of the Birmingham Fire Department from 1934 to 1937.
Hargrove was born in Morgan County, where he attended public and normal schools. He joined the Birmingham Fire Department on January 21, 1907 and was assigned to Station No. 3. On November 5, 1912 he was promoted to Captain of Station No. 7, and transferred to the same rank at Station No. 15 on May 1, 1913. He became the department's Second Assistant Chief on October 1, 1922, and was promoted to Fire Chief on January 15, 1934, succeeding Jim Akin. In 1937 he was relieved by Alf Brown.
| Preceded by: Jim Akin |
Birmingham Fire Department Chief 1934–19347 |
Succeeded by: Alf Brown |
References
- Kuhl, Earl D., editor (1934) "Illustrated Souvenir: Birmingham's $3,000,000 Fire, March 10, 1934." Birmingham: Birmingham Firemen's Relief Association. - accessed at Birmingham Public Library Archives Digital Collections, February 22, 2007