Susanville was getting a metropolitan airs since the railroad arrived in 1913. Prior to the Suanville Fire Department there was the Susanville Hose Company. In the spring of 1914, C.C. Hampton, the Foreman of the Hose Company issued the following statement and was widely distributed throughout the community:

“Use Your Telephone. Hereafter, in case of fire in town or in the suburbs, telephone calls may be direct to the Hose House in Susanville at any hour night and will be promptly responded to.”

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