Emergency Services
The Whittemore Fire Company was organized by 1913 and had Theodore Elbert as its first chief, John J. Elbert as foreman and Wm. Schackelford as assistant foreman. Other early firemen were Frank Schattschneider, Henry Kuecker, Leo Swanson, Louis Braatz, Corry Haas, L.H. Pertl, Mike C. Weir, Art Kook, Jack Knudson, Walther Kook, George Schatt, Fred Behnke, Theo. Elbert, W.F. Schakelford, Thomas Gephart, Tom White, R.H. Finnell, Harold White, and Francis Fleming.
The first fire truck was purchased in 1935. In 1948, a second truck was acquired. It was purchased primarily through subscriptions by farmers in the area. Firemen purchased a third truck in 1956 and also an emergency truck equipped with resuscitator, gas masks, inhalator, first aid kits, stretchers and firemen's gear.
That same year, a new combined City Hall and Fire Station was built on lots just south of the old town hall. Another new truck and its equipment was purchased in 1966 and an ambulance was bought in 1974 for the Whittemore Emergency Squad. This was a valuable service, since the community of Whittemore had been without a doctor for some time, and hospitals were miles away.
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