| Department |
County |
Year |
Description |
Notes |
Survived |
Source |
| Beaufort |
Carteret |
1885, by |
Combination chemical / hand engine used. |
|
|
Sanborn |
| Belhaven |
Beaufort |
1911, by |
Two Rumsey hand engines used. |
Rumsey produced hand engines between 1860 and 1890. |
|
Sanborn; HTJ |
| Charlotte |
Mecklenburg |
1885, by |
Hand engine used. |
|
|
Sanborn |
| Charlotte |
Mecklenburg |
1845, by |
Hand engine mentioned in city records. |
Hornet Fire Co., later used by Neptune Fire Co. |
|
FD yearbook |
| Charlotte |
Mecklenburg |
1866 |
Jeffers hand pump |
Hornet Fire Co., later used by Neptune Fire Co. More information . |
X |
HTJ; FD yearbook |
| Clayton |
Johnston |
1909, by |
Hand engine used. |
|
|
Sanborn |
| Elizabeth City |
Pasquotank |
1891, by |
Hand engine used. |
|
|
Sanborn |
| Enfield |
Halifax |
1899, by |
Hand engine used. |
|
|
NCSFA |
| Fayetteville |
Cumberland |
1885, by |
Two hand engines used. |
First hand engines purchased after 1831 fire. |
|
FD Site |
| Graham |
Alamance |
1904, by |
Hand engine used. |
|
|
Sanborn |
| Greensboro |
Guilford |
1849, after |
Hand engine used. |
|
|
FD yearbook |
| Greensboro |
Guilford |
1885, by |
Hand engine used. |
Unknown if same engine as after 1849. |
|
Sanborn |
| Greenville |
Pitt |
1896, by |
One Howe? combination hand fire engine used. |
1899 NCSFA report lists same as hand engine made by Howe Pump and Engine Co., operated by Head Hawk Fire Company. Howe produced hand engines between 1872-1908. |
|
Sanborn |
| Henderson |
Vance |
1882 |
Two hand engines. |
W.W. Reavis gave Henderson its first fire truck and Colonel W.H.S. Burgwyn gave the second truck in 1882. The two fire trucks were hand operated by firefighters. The trucks had two long handles on both sides and when properly pumped they could produce a fire stream of 100 foot or better. |
|
FD Site |
| Hickory |
Catawba |
1885, by |
Hand engine used. |
|
|
Sanborn |
| Laurinburg |
Richmond |
1898, by |
Hand engine used. |
|
|
Sanborn |
| Lenoir |
Caldwell |
1895 |
Hand pump purchased. |
Hand reel also purchased that year. |
|
FD Site |
| Milton |
Caswell |
1899, by |
Hand engine, not in use. |
|
|
NCSFA |
| Morehead City |
Carteret |
1899, by |
Hand engine used. |
|
|
NCSFA |
| Plymouth |
Washington |
1899, by |
Hand engine used. |
|
|
NCSFA |
| Raleigh |
Wake |
1819 |
Hand engine purchased. |
Philadelphia-style |
|
MJL |
| Raleigh |
Wake |
1840 |
Hand engine purchased . |
Perseverance |
|
MJL |
| Raleigh |
Wake |
1851 |
Two hand engines purchased. |
Excelsior and Rescue |
|
MJL |
| Raleigh |
Wake |
1871 |
Hand engine fails and is abandoned. |
Mechanics No. 2 hand engine abandoned and fire company disbands. Unknown if one of the two engines purchased in 1851. |
|
MJL |
| Raleigh |
Wake |
1890 |
Rumsey and Company hand engine |
Victor Fire Company, referenced in 1890 annual report. Fire Company No. 1., later named Victor Fire Company, formed in 1868. Rumsey produced hand engines between 1860 and 1890. |
|
MJL; HTJ |
| Salem |
Forsyth |
1785 |
Two hand engines purchased . |
Purchased as a result of 1785 tavern fire. |
X |
Old Salem site |
| Salisbury |
Rowan |
1817 |
Hand engine |
First piece of firefighting equipment. |
|
FD Site |
| Salisbury |
Rowan |
1892, by |
Two hand engines used. |
Unknown if either from 1817. |
|
NCSFA |
| Smithfield |
Johnston |
1906 |
Howe hand pump |
Delivered 1906. Howe produced hand engines between 1872-1908. |
|
MJL; HTJ |
| Tarboro |
Edgecombe |
1886, by |
Hand engine used. |
|
|
Sanborn |
| Warrenton |
Warren |
|
Hand engine used. |
|
|
EBFNC |
| Washington |
Beaufort |
1885, by |
Two older hand engines used. |
|
|
Sanborn |
| Washington |
Beaufort |
1891, by |
Two new Rumsey hand engines used. |
Rumsey produced hand engines between 1860 and 1890. |
|
Sanborn; MJL |
| Wilmington |
New Hanover |
1843 |
Hunneman #221 |
Fire King Fire Company |
|
HTJ |
| Wilmington |
New Hanover |
1820 |
Hunneman #64 |
|
|
HTJ |
| Winston |
Forsyth |
1849, after |
Hand engine purchased. |
|
|
FD yearbook |
