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Fire Marshal recalls days of horseless cart and bayside fires
T. H. Bounds Baytown fire marshal since 1947 recalls early Baytown Goose Creek Hearne Fire Departments. He describes volunteer force changes from paid chiefs to paid drivers in 1947 and notes heightened fire hazards and arson cases in recent decades while stressing ongoing community cooperation and fire prevention in schools and nurseries.
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