Discover the rich history of firefighting in North Carolina's second oldest city, New Bern, NC. Covers the colonial days to the 21st century.

Read about...

• The Great Fire of 1922 that destroyed a third of New Bern and displaced one-third of the population
• The connections between the New York City volunteer fire department and New Bern during the Civil War
• The "southern" and "northern" fire companies in the same department after the Civil War
• The world record quick steaming engine of the Button Company
• The legendary horses of the department including Fred and Ben Hurst
• The segregated fire companies
• The oldest active chartered fire company in North Carolina
• The mystery of the buried fire truck
• And much more!