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UNDER CONSTRUCTION
The Enochville Fire and Rescue Department was begun in the late fall of 1965 when a small group of concerned citizens in the Enochville community saw the need of a fire department to protect the property and lives of its citizens.
Approximately ten community members met at the home of Dallas Campbell to lay out the future plans for the department. In the early spring of 1966 the Enochville Fire Department was officially organized and its charter established. The task of acquiring equipment and manpower was initiated. With only $248.00 of donations in the hank the department went $11,800.00 in debt to purchase a 1966 Ford 550 GPM pumper. The new pumper along with a large siren were housed in a garage owned by R.O. Upright. This pumper is still in operation, and the original siren still wails when the fire tones are set off.
A building to house the new equipment was the next priority. A plot of land donated by the Karriker family became the site for the department. Outside help was hired to lay the foundation, then the building was finished by community members. The building was competed in 1967. The Enochville Fire District extended to three miles from the station. The department began with 20 firemen who did most of their training out of Saint Enoch Lutheran Church. In 1972 a 1971 55 GPM Ford pumper was acquired.
For a number of years the Enochville Fire Department depended on donations and various fund raisers, such as ham dinners, to operate. It had some lean years until the district voted a tax to support the squad.
In 1978 a new building was completed and the old station adjacent to the new building became a multi-purpose facility for community use. The department also added a brush truck at this time, and in 1980 a crash truck was purchased.
Dallas Campbell, who spear-headed the organization of the department was its first fire chief followed by Lee Smith, John Sims and Fred Jordan. John Sims is the present department chief.
In 1974 Enochville became one of the first fire departments in this part of North Carolina to add a rescue service. In 1974 and 1977 van-type ambulances were purchased for the rescue department. A 1989 Mack 1250 GPM pumper was purchased in 1990
In 1991 the department purchased a 1987 Chevrolet modular type ambulance from Cabarrus County Emergency Services to replace one of the older models and then extended services to an Intermediate Emergency Medical Service level. Today the department proudly boasts of 28 firemen of which ten serve in both areas and 19 rescue members of which 8 are certified as Intermediates. The department is also proud of its Junior Fire Brigade which was established in 1987 and presently has 11 Junior firemen from the ages of 14-17.
The Enochville Fire Department began out of concern for the community and operates as a team with the same concern today. The department is governed by a 12 member elected board of directors.
Source: Rowan Fire & Rescue Association, 1994 |
Here is a copy of the original charter
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THIS IS TO CERTIFY That We, the undersigned, do herebyassociate ourselves into a non-stock corporation under and by virtue of the laws of the State of North Carolina, as contained in Chapter 55A of the General Statutes and the several amendments thereto, and to that end do hereby set forth:
1. The name of this Corporation is Enochville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc.
2. The location of the registered office of the Corporation in the State is in Atwell Township, Rowan County, Post Office address, Route #3, Box 325, Kannapolis, N. C., but it may have one or more branch offices in other locations in this State; and the name and address of the registered agent is Dallas Campbell, Route #3, Box 325, Kannapolis, N. C.
3. The objects for which this Corporation is formed are as follows:
A. To protect from injury or destruction by fire or other casualty, realty and personalty located in Rowan and Cabarrus Counties, North Carolina.
B. To buy, lease, own, sell, construct; hold, operate,
and maintain buildings, plants, real estate, personal property, equipment, and to acquire, hold, mortgage and dispose. of any character of property needed or useful in the operation and conduct of the affairs of said corporation, and to receive donations, bequests, and gifts of any kind or character, or money or property, for the maintenance, operation and conduct of the affairs of said corporation.
C. To borrow money from any person, firm, or corporation; to make and issue notes, bills, bonds, and other evidences
of indebtedness of any kind and to secure the same by pledge, mortgage or otherwise without limit as to amount.
And in order properly to prosecute the objects and purposes above set forth, the corporation shall have full power and authority to purchase, lease and otherwise acquire, hold, mortgage, convey and otherwise dispose of all kinds of property, both real and personal, and, generally to perform all acts which may be deemed necessary or expedient for the proper and successful execution of the objects and purposes for which the corporation is created.
4. This Corporation shall have no capital stock, and is not organized for pecuniary gains. Participation in its affairs shall be by membership therein subject to the following rules and regulations
(A) By-laws governing the admission of members, the amount of initiation fees and periodic dues, the rules and regulations to be observed, the qualifications for voting, the resignation and expulsion of members, the election, powers and duties of officers and a general governing body, and all other matters and things usually and legally contained in the corporate by-laws may from time to time be adopted, amended or repealed by the affirmative vote of the majority of all members entitled to vote under the by-laws then existing.
(B) Donations from the funds of the corporation may from time to time be made under such regulations as the by-laws may prescribe to any religions, educational, charitable, civic, or other organizations or purposes, but no dividends, except upon the dissolution of the corporation, shall be declared or paid to the members.
(C) No member who has died, resigned, or been expelled shall thereafter have any interest in or claim upon the property or assets of the corporation.
5. The names and post office addresses of the members
who are the incorporators/and initial board of directors hereof are as follows:
6. The period of duration of this Corporation shall be
unlimited.
IN TESTIMONY WHEREOF, WE, the said incorporators
have
hereunto set our hands and seals, this the 28th day of February ,
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ROWAN COUNTY
This is to certify that on the 28 day of February ,
1966, before me, a Notary Public, personally appeared Hugh Williamson, Melvin Hudson, Donald Phillips and Dallas Campbell, who I am satisfied are the persons named in and who executed the foregoing Articles of Incorporation of Enochville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., and I having first made known to them the contents, thereof, they did each acknowledge that they signed, sealed and delivered the same as their voluntary act and deed, for the uses and purposes therein expressed.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, this the 28 day of February , 1966.
STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA ROWAN COUNTY
This is to certify that on the 28 day of February ,
1966, before me, a Notary Public, personally appeared Hugh Williamson, Melvin Hudson, Donald Phillips and Dallas Campbell, who I am satisfied are the persons named in and who executed the foregoing Articles of Incorporation of Enochville Volunteer Fire Department, Inc., and I having first made known to them the contents, thereof, they did each acknowledge that they signed, sealed and delivered the same as their voluntary act and deed, for the uses and purposes therein expressed.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal, this the 28 day of February , 1966
This Typed Document is Subject to Errors both Spelling and Formatting
The Original Document contained errors which were left in tact.