. The Exempt firemen of San Francisco; their unique and gallant record. WILLIAM H. JEFFERS Walter Malloy was born in San Fran- Wm. H. Jeffers, born in San FranciscoCisco in 1876. He joined the Depart- in 1872, joined the Department in 1899 asment in 1896 and now ranks as plumber, hoseman and is now on the waiting list. SAN FRANCISCO FIREMEN 251 RELIEF ENGINE COMPANY NO. 2Under the reorganization of the FireDepartment the Board of Fire Commis-sioners have created and establishedthree ReUef Hngine companies. Thepresent intention is to use these reliefcompanies only in cases of E
. The Exempt firemen of San Francisco; their unique and gallant record. WILLIAM H. JEFFERS Walter Malloy was born in San Fran- Wm. H. Jeffers, born in San FranciscoCisco in 1876. He joined the Depart- in 1872, joined the Department in 1899 asment in 1896 and now ranks as plumber, hoseman and is now on the waiting list. SAN FRANCISCO FIREMEN 251 RELIEF ENGINE COMPANY NO. 2Under the reorganization of the FireDepartment the Board of Fire Commis-sioners have created and establishedthree ReUef Hngine companies. Thepresent intention is to use these reliefcompanies only in cases of Engine No. 2 is not yet fullyequipped, and its full compliment of menare not yet appointed. The Relief com-panies will not be called upon to take upduty until a fifth alarm, and there is,. 1SA130RE GURMENDEZ therefore, no pressing need for their im-mediate equipment. Isadore Gurmen-dez has been appointed captain of ReliefEngine No. 2. He has been over nine-teen years in the Fire Department, hav-ing joined on December 28, 1880. He isa native of this city and was born July29, 1857. Here he was educated andlearned the business of a harness was first hoseman of Engine No. i,then to No. 12, and for ten years be-longed to that company, for three yearsof which he served as foreman; then pro-moted to Chemical Engine No. i as en-gineer, and after about one year with that company was transferred to Chemi-cal No. 4. He is now detailed to takecharge of the harness shop of the corpor-ation yard, and is foreman of that branchof the service. Captain Gurmendez has,consequently, had a varied experience inthe Department, and his versatile talentmakes his usefulness peculiarly effective. The other members of the company sofar appointed are: Lieutenant, JohnDoyle, and clerk, Alex.
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